Gerda Asmus

Heidelberg University
Gerda Asmus

Gerda Asmus is a PhD candidate at Alfred Weber Institute for Economics of Heidelberg University. She studies questions related to economic development and political economy, with geospatial data and methods.

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Safeguarding strategic interests with development finance? India's response to China's expanding footprint in the Global South

Studies have suggested that both India and China use grants and concessional loans as a means to gain favour with developing countries. Using 2007-2014 data on development projects implemented by the two economies, this article shows that India tends to make financial commitments and increase its local presence as a response to China’s development activities, in order to compete for commercial influence.

06 July 2022
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