Student Type
Undergraduate
College Affiliation
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
IR and PS
Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
The purpose of this proposal project is to evaluate current U.S. development policy and foreign assistance, with a specific emphasis on Africa. Recent research indicates that the original Marshall Plan, implemented in 1948 to rebuild postwar Europe through economic aid, provides a framework for future development policies. In order to successfully foster long-term establishment of democratic structures and economic prosperity, this study design, a natural experiment, focuses on pre-selected African countries, studying the implementation of a Marshall-style Plan for Africa. The findings are to be examined in an in-depth analysis and will conclude to what degree U.S. development policy ought to change in the future. The key of future policymaking in U.S. foreign assistance is to meet African countries as equals so that effective strategies to boost economic activity and democratic structures are not only developed but successfully incorporated.
Recommended Citation
Mensah, Joselle and Thies, Jeanie, "Implementation of a Marshall-style Plan for Africa as part of U.S. Development Policy and Foreign Assistance" (2023). 2023 Student Academic Showcase. 1.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src_2023/Posters/Session2/1
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Implementation of a Marshall-style Plan for Africa as part of U.S. Development Policy and Foreign Assistance
The purpose of this proposal project is to evaluate current U.S. development policy and foreign assistance, with a specific emphasis on Africa. Recent research indicates that the original Marshall Plan, implemented in 1948 to rebuild postwar Europe through economic aid, provides a framework for future development policies. In order to successfully foster long-term establishment of democratic structures and economic prosperity, this study design, a natural experiment, focuses on pre-selected African countries, studying the implementation of a Marshall-style Plan for Africa. The findings are to be examined in an in-depth analysis and will conclude to what degree U.S. development policy ought to change in the future. The key of future policymaking in U.S. foreign assistance is to meet African countries as equals so that effective strategies to boost economic activity and democratic structures are not only developed but successfully incorporated.