A research on how the Chinese economic influence in Suriname in the period 2000-2019 compares with China’s international economic strategy elsewhere in the developing world; Chinese economic...Show moreA research on how the Chinese economic influence in Suriname in the period 2000-2019 compares with China’s international economic strategy elsewhere in the developing world; Chinese economic activities in Suriname has been rising tremendously over the recent decades, but does this mean that Suriname also runs the risk of getting caught in a debt trap, as feared for many other third world countries, or is Suriname a different case? And what role does the Chinese ethnic population of Suriname play in the increasing Chinese economic dominance in Suriname? A wide set of sources, both static and empirical, have been studied to form an answer to these questions.Show less
This thesis looks at two scholarly works researching the debt traps in Nigeria and Sri Lanka. From these two scholarly works factors are derived and evaluated that, according to the scholarly works...Show moreThis thesis looks at two scholarly works researching the debt traps in Nigeria and Sri Lanka. From these two scholarly works factors are derived and evaluated that, according to the scholarly works, helped cause Nigeria and Sri Lanka's debt trap. These factors are then used to evaluate the case of Ethiopia and see to what extend this country runs the same risks. This thesis shows that based on the factors derived from the two scholarly sources, data on Ethiopia shows the presence of these factors, which indicate a risk for a possible future debt trap.Show less
