eprintid: 3792
rev_number: 7
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datestamp: 2022-03-03 15:35:16
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Wolde, J.P. de
creators_id: S3463737
creators_email: yonathanpdw@hotmail.com
title: Do predatory lending techniques share similarities with Chinese lending practices in Sub-Saharan Africa?
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Recent western news regarding the economic situation in Africa has been dominated by the accusation that China is applying a debt trap policy in Sub Saharan Africa. However, many scientific arguments disprove this debt trap accusation. This research therefore attempts to create a better framework to assess Chinese behavior in Sub Saharan Africa. It uses a quantitative and a qualitative method to discover whether predatory lending techniques bear similarities to Chinese lending tactics. The research found out that indebted countries share characteristics with predatory lending victims. In addition, China uses similar tactics as predatory lenders to increase debt levels in African countries.
date: 2022
pages: 48
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EG
tutors_name: Venhorst, V.A.
tutors_name: Ballas, D.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: V.A.Venhorst@rug.nl
tutors_email: D.Ballas@rug.nl
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keywords_local: China
keywords_local: Debt Trap
keywords_local: Predatory lending
keywords_local: Sub-Saharan Africa
keywords_local: Kenya
keywords_local: Angola
keywords_local: South Africa
keywords_local: Geopolitics
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2022-03-02
citation:   Wolde, J.P. de  (2022) Do predatory lending techniques share similarities with Chinese lending practices in Sub-Saharan Africa?  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3792/1/Definitieve%20thesis.pdf