Power, Marcus and Mohan, Giles
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Abstract
About the book:
China is among a number of large developing country or new powers on the ascendance in the international system, all of which are deepening their economic relations with Africa However, China is the largest and most powerful of this group. it has sought closer economic relationships with other developing country regions and continents such as Latin America and Central Asia, but it is with Africa – the continent that hosts more developing countries than any other – that China has fostered the closest links.
This book provides an overview of how the China – Africa relationship has evolved over the last few decades and examines whether it presents a new paradigm of ‘development relations’ in the international system. The contributors investigate what is particularly special about the emerging development partnership between Africa and China, and how it may evolve in the future. The contributors focus on various development capacity issues – infrastructural, industrial, technocratic, institutional, human capital, sustainable economic practices – and consider various debates on ‘development’ and development ideologies, including whether China’s practices in Africa pose a challenge to Western conventions on development assistance.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2011 The Authors, 2011 Christopher M. Dent, editorial selection and matter |
| ISBN: | 0-415-56933-8, 978-0-415-56933-0 |
| Keywords: | China; Africa; development; geopolitics |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Design, Development, Environment and Materials |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC) |
| Item ID: | 25670 |
| Depositing User: | Giles Mohan |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2011 15:42 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2012 08:40 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/25670 |
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