Since 1957, more than 45 African countries have received aid from China, yet until recently little has been known about the effectiveness or impact of this assistance. Bräutigam provides the first authoritative account of China's experience as an aid donor in rural Africa. In a detailed and highly readable analysis, the author draws on anthropology, economics, organization theory and political science to explain how China's domestic agenda shaped the design of its aid, and how domestic politics in African countries influenced its outcome.

DEBORAH BRAUTIGAM has been an Associate Professor in the International Development Program at American University's School of International Service in Washington, DC since 1994. Director of the Economic and Political Development Program at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, from 1989 to 1994, Deborah Brautigam was a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow at the World Bank, 1990-1991. In addition to Exporting Green Revolution, she has written numerous articles on Asian and African development, and has worked as a consultant with the World Bank, the United Nations, and the US Agency for International Development, in both Africa and Asia.