Urbanization and Foreign Aid
Africa has long been the site of urbanization and foreign aid since the so-called Scramble for Africa (Hopkins, 1993, p. 489). Other sources, however, indicate that if one were to look at the formal influence of colonization, the many different countries in Africa have been receiving a sort of 'forced' foreign aid even prior to the Scramble of Africa. As such, there has been a substantial amount of urbanization fueled by foreign interest in a country such as South Africa. It is important to note that this foreign aid is not necessarily altruistic. Africa in general has long been revered for its rich mineral resources, fertile areas, and abundance of what was appropriated as human labor. This sentiment certainly applies to South Africa, which was long desired by Europeans for its "gold mines" (Cox et al., 2004, p. 2), diamonds, and other abundantly available resources. A thorough examination of certain historical and contemporary aspects of this country reveals that the effects of urbanization and foreign aid have been both positive and negative, and that many of the foreign efforts to fuel urbanization are still taking place today.
One of the most poignant negatives associated with urbanization and foreign aid to South Africa is the racist social-political climate that is responsible for apartheid. During this particular epoch in South African history, apartheid was directly linked to the concept of migrant workers. With European representatives from Switzerland and Germany funding money into South African cities such as Cape Horn and Soweto, urbanization greatly reduced the history of migrant...
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