Journal of International Development
May 2016 Volume 28, Issue 4 Pages 445–646
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.v28.4/issuetoc

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Research Articles
In Harm’s Way: Children’s Work in Risky Occupations in Brazil (pages 447–472)
Deborah S. DeGraff, Andrea R. Ferro and Deborah Levison
Article first published online: 30 JUN 2015 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3111
Abstract
There were large numbers of child workers in domestic services, street work, construction and selected areas of agricultural production in Brazil at the turn of the century. These kinds of occupations are often problematic for youth. We show that children engaged in these risky categories of work are more disadvantaged than other employed children and non-employed children. Results from a large representative survey show that children in ‘risky’ work are more likely to have parents also engaged in hazardous activities or be living without both parents, characteristics that may be useful for targeting policy.

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Evidences on Donors Competition in Africa: Traditional Donors versus China (pages 528–551)
Eric Gabin Kilama
Article first published online: 28 DEC 2015 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3198
Abstract
This paper describes the aid allocation behaviours of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors and their response to the emergence of China in the aid landscape. Our analysis presents evidences of donors’ competition in Africa.
We investigate whether African countries with the Chinese influence expanding receive favourable aid modalities from G7 donors over the period 2000–2011. We find a robust positive relationship between the level of aid and the number of China projects a country receives and the level of bilateral aid from G7 donors, even after accounting for standard economic and political factors. Results indicate that DAC donors use bilateral aid to tackle the increasing influence of China in Africa, by delivering more aid to countries with natural resources or strategic political interest. The paper also assesses empirically whether strategic interests and economic competition between DAC donors and China have influenced the composition of aid flows received by African countries.
Our empirical strategy is sharpened by the use of a spatial-X model and a difference-in-difference estimation that leverages a ‘natural’ experiment in DAC aid flows in the aftermath of the financial crisis, with China increasing his sphere of influence in Africa.

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Field Report
How a Strong Sense of Community Led to Improvements in Rural Health Care: The Case of Patanatic, Guatemala (pages 631–639)
Jeffrey S. Smith, Rachel J. Loder, Sonia Xiquin and Ana Adela Garcia
Article first published online: 26 JUN 2015 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3122
Abstract
Improving rural health in the Global South has been approached from different perspectives. Since World War II, most aid has been funded through top-down approaches seeking to eliminate specific problems. There is a growing push, however, to involve local residents in the process, and the literature asserts that programs meshing with local cultural traditions and drawing upon resident knowledge are more successful. Here is a case study of how Patanatic, Guatemala developed its own rural health program. The lessons learned are worth considering and show promise of being applicable to other rural Global South locations.