224 Pages
by
Routledge
This book describes China's growing range of activities in Africa, especially in the sub-Saharan region. The three most important instruments China has at its disposal in Africa are development aid, investments and trade policy. The Chinese government, which believes the Western development aid model has failed, is looking for new forms of aid and development in Africa. China's economic success... Read more
Part I. Overview of the issues and China ’s success, 1. Introduction: objectives of and instruments for China ’s new presence in Africa, 2. China ’s opening up, from Shenzhen to Sudan, Part II. Instruments, 3. Chinese aid to Africa, origins, forms and issues, 4. China ’s investments in Africa, 5. Competing trade policies with respect to Africa, Part III. Case studies, 6. State-driven Chinese investments in Zambia: Combining strategic interests and profits, 7. The political impact of the Chinese in Sudan, 8. The impact of the Chinese in other African countries and sectors, Part IV. Conclusions, 9. Responsible production in Africa: The rise of China as a threat or opportunity?, 10. Conclusions from China ’s activities in Africa, About the authors, Index
Biography
Meine Pieter van Dijk is professor of water services management at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, professor of entrepreneurship at the Maastricht School of Management, and professor of urban management at the Institute of Social Studies and at the Institute of Housing and Urban Development of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
