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May 7, 2026The Law and Development Review

The New Development Brokers: The Implications of China’s Development Agenda for the Rule of Law in a Post-USAID World

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FFFrancesca FarringtonNRNandini Ramanujam

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Analysis reveals no correlation between China's financing and rule of law performance in Venezuela and other countries.

Key Points

  • This article analyzes the impact of Chinese development financing on the rule of law in recipient states.
  • examined changes in rule of law from 2000 to 2021
  • analyzed data from the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
  • focused on Russia, Venezuela, and Pakistan as case studies
  • Chinese development financing is not correlated with improvements in rule of law
  • All countries experienced some backsliding in rule of law
  • Key indicators show shifts towards authoritarian legality

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Farrington et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fbefd5164b5133a91a3f2ehttps://doi.org/10.1515/ldr-2025-0101
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