The Power of the Chinese Dragon : Implications for African Development and Economic Growth / / edited by Spencer Henson, Fiona Yap

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910254879903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-137-57449-6
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: Palgrave Readers in Economics, , 2662-6454
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetti: Economic policy; International economics; Asia—Economic conditions; Development economics; Political economy; Economic growth; Economic Policy; International Economics; Asian Economics; Development Economics; International Political Economy; Economic Growth
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Editors; About EADI; Introduction: Can Africa Manage the Power of the Chinese Dragon?; 1 Do Chinese Exports Crowd-out African Goods? An Econometric Analysis by Country and Sector; 2 China's Growth and the Agricultural Exports of Sub-Saharan Southern Africa; 3 China-Africa Trade Relations: Insights from AERC Scoping Studies; 4 Part of the Disease Or Part of the Cure? Chinese Investments in the Zambian Mining and Construction Sectors; 5 Chinese FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa: Engaging with Large Dragons; 6 China's Private Enterprises in Africa and the Implications for African Development7 Chinese Migrants in Africa as New Agents of Development? An Analytical Framework; 8 Beyond the BRICs: Alternative Strategies of Influence in the Global Politics of Development; 9 Another BRIC in the Wall? South Africa's Developmental Impact and Contradictory Rise in Africa and Beyond; 10 The EU's Response to China's Africa Safari: Can Triangular Co-operation Match Needs?; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This important reader brings together published articles from Palgrave's journal The European Journal of Development Research on the development between China and Africa as well as emerging national economies in the BRICs group. Topics include trade relations, investment in sub-Saharan Africa, global politics of development and more.