For a number of decades, governance models imposed by traditional

Western donors as a condition for aid to Sub-Saharan

Africa have yielded only modest results. China's more recent

efforts, by contrast, focus on cooperation with countries in the

region to foster their national development. This can establish

the conditions that allow improved democratic governance to

emerge and flourish locally - but the Chinese model has drawbacks

as well as benefits. This book examines and contrasts the

two approaches toward Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the

experience of Côte d'Ivoire.