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Overseas development aid as spatial fix?: Examining South Korea's Africa policy

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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:40 authored by Soyeun Kim, Kevin GrayKevin Gray
This paper examines the extent to which South Korea's developmental aid programme to Africa can be understood as a form of 'aid as imperialism.' We argue against the depiction of a crude determinism between the 'interests of capital' and the international activism of the South Korea state through aid provision. Drawing on Harvey's theory of the new imperialism, we argue that whilst the structural transformations in the South Korean political economy explain Seoul's ODA programme at a general level, it is strongly influenced by geopolitical objectives which often undermine the ability of South Korea to pursue distinctly mercantile aims.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Third World Quarterly

ISSN

0143-6597

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4

Volume

37

Page range

649-664

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  • International Relations Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-03-30

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