The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa / / edited by Dominik Kopinski, Pádraig Carmody, and Ian Taylor

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland, : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 pages)
• Disciplina: 332.6735106
• Soggetto topico: Investments, Chinese - Africa; Technology transfer - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: China Commerce Africa
• Persona (resp. second.): KopińskiDominik; CarmodyPádraig; TaylorIan
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- Is Chinese FDI Different? -- References -- 2 The Political Economy of FDI and Spillovers in Africa: Can China Deliver on Hirschman's Ideas -- Introduction -- FDI and Development -- Enter Hirschman and Backward Linkages -- Chinese Investment and Africa's Transformation -- The Grand Question -- References -- 3 Spillovers and the Effects of FDI: The Overview -- Direct Effects -- The Provision of Capital -- Output and Economic Growth -- Employment -- Wages -- Balance of Payments Effect -- Impact on Trade Flows -- Indirect Effects: Spillovers -- Spillover Channels -- Determinant Factors of Spillover Effects -- Technology Gap -- Country of Origin -- Length of Presence -- Foreign Ownership -- Entry Mode -- FDI Motive -- Technology Intensity -- Training of Local Personnel -- Geographical Proximity -- References -- 4 China-Africa Spillovers: The Literature Review -- Introduction -- China-Africa Economic Relations: Different Lenses -- Spillover Effects, Linkages and Technology Transfer in China-Africa Literature -- Explaining Absence -- Spillovers and Upgrading: Exploring the Relationship -- References -- 5 Eurocentrism, FDI and Spillovers: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges -- Introduction -- Spillovers, Linkages and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Sino-African Context -- Three Types of Conceptual Bias -- Chinese Investment and Conceptual Chaos -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodological Avenues for Investigating Spillovers -- References -- 6 Institutional and Cultural Obstacles of Chinese Spillover Effects in Angola -- Introduction -- Chinese and Angolan Institutional Framework -- Angola's Institutional and Political System -- Chinese Institutional and Political System. ; Institutional Framework and Spillover Obstacles -- Cultural Differences as Spillover Obstacles -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Institutional and Political Dimensions of FDI Spillovers in Zambia -- Introduction -- Incommensurability of Epistemologies and the Concept of Habitus -- The Zambian Context -- The Perspective of Zambian Institutions -- The Perspective of Chinese Investors -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 8 Chinese Investors in Zambia and Angola: Motives, Profile, Strategies -- Introduction: An Overview of Chinese FDI in Zambia and Angola -- Methods -- Profile of Chinese Firms in Zambia and Angola -- Motivation: Combination of Push and Pull Factors -- Push Factors -- Pull Factors -- Strategies -- Interaction with Local Suppliers -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 9 Chinese Manufacturing Companies in Zambia: Linkages vs. Enclaves -- Introduction: Economic complexity and transformation -- Methodological Considerations and Constraints -- Zambia's Manufacturing Sector -- Manufacturing in Northern Rhodesi -- Manufacturing in Zambia -- Non-FBT Manufacturing Sector in Zambia -- Chinese Investors in Zambia: Linkages vs. Enclaves -- Chinese Manufacturing Bubbles -- The Enclave Industry -- Structural Economic Disarticulation -- Small Size of the Local Economy -- Characteristics of Chinese Investors -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Image of Chinese Investments and Long-Term Projects in African and Chinese Media -- Introduction -- Africa in China, China in Africa: Data-harvesting and Analytical Procedure -- China in Africa: Quantitative Analysis -- China in Africa: Qualitative Analysis -- Angola -- Zambia -- Africa in China -- Summary and Discussion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa
• ISBN: 3-031-38715-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910755083503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))