The rise of China & India in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : challenges, opportunities and critical interventions / / edited by Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi

• Pubblicazione: London, : Zed, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 289 pages
• Disciplina: 327.605
• Soggetto topico: International relations
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Foreign relations China; China Foreign relations Africa; Africa Foreign relations India; India Foreign relations Africa; Africa Economic conditions 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CheruFantu ObiC. I
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Africa Now; About the editors; List of tables; List of figures; Acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction - Africa in the twenty-first century: strategic and development challenges; PART ONE - The big picture: China and India as emerging giants; 1 - China, India and (South) Africa: what international relations in the second decade of the twenty-first century?; 2 - South-South strategic bases for Africa to engage China; 3 - India's African relations: in the shadow of China?; PART TWO - China and India's relations with Africa: a historical perspective ; 4 - China's development cooperation with Africa: historical and cultural perspectives5 - Engaging Africa: India's interests in the African continent, past and present; 6 - Indian development cooperation with Africa; PART THREE - China and India's growth surge in Africa; 7 - China and India's growth surge: the implications for African manufactured exports; 8 - Chinese investmentin African network industries: case studies from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya; 9 - The role of India's private sector in the health and agricultural sectors of Africa ; 10 - Navigating Chinese textile networks: women traders in Accra and LoméPART FOUR - The conflict-development nexus: a precarious balance!; 11 - China and Africa: towards a new security relationship; 12 - The Darfur issue: a new test for China's Africa policy; 13 - China and Zambia: between development and politics; PART FIVE - The scramble for African oil and resources; 14 - African oil in the energy security calculations of China and India; 15 - China and India in Angola; 16 - The price of 'openness': towards Chinese economic control in Zambia; PART SIX - Conclusion ; 17 - Countering 'new imperialisms': what role for the New Partnership for Africa's Development?Notes; Bibliography; About the contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines in detail the opportunities and challenges posed by the increasing presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.
• Titolo autorizzato: The rise of China & India in Africa
• ISBN: 1-84813-827-X; 1-84277-086-1; 1-282-54343-1; 9786612543432; 1-84813-439-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459512803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Africa now (Zed Books)