1st Edition

Africa’s Economic Partnership with China An Holistic Analysis

By Mussie Delelegn Arega Copyright 2023
320 Pages 66 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 66 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 66 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines how increasing Africa-China relations in the fields of trade, development finance and investment have impacted productive capacities and structural economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The book argues that statistical and empirical evidence shows that China’s influence has not substantially altered the fundamentals in Africa, and instead outlines a framework... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction  Chapter 2: Why does Productive Capacities and Structural Transformation Matter for SSA?  Chapter 3: Mapping and Measuring Productive Capacities: SSA’s Performance  Chapter 4: Implications of SSA’s Low PCI for Africa-China RelationsChapter 5: SSA’s Partnerships with EU, USA, and Japan in Comparison with ChinaChapter 6: China in Angola and EthiopiaChapter 7: Vietnam’s Experience in Fostering Productive Capacities and Structural Transformation  Chapter 8: Vietnam’s "Right" Type of Transformation  Chapter 9: Policy Lessons from Vietnam for Sub-Saharan Africa

Biography

Mussie Delelegn Arega (PhD), A/Head, Productive Capacities and Sustainable Development Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

[This] book presents an alternative and thought-provoking narrative on Africa-China economic partnership based on unbiased and evidence-driven analysis and sound scholarly work. In that respect, the book sets the record straight on the nature of Africa’s economic relationship with China and the implications for Africa’s growth and sustainable development objectives. 


Taffere Tesfachew (PhD), Former Director, UN technology Bank for LDCs, currently Senior Advisor, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI)