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The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa / / edited by Dominik Kopinski, Pádraig Carmody, and Ian Taylor
| The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa / / edited by Dominik Kopinski, Pádraig Carmody, and Ian Taylor |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland, : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Disciplina | 332.6735106 |
| Collana | International Political Economy Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Chinese - Africa
Technology transfer - Africa |
| ISBN | 3-031-38715-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910755083503321 |
| Cham, Switzerland, : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transient workspaces : technologies of everyday innovation in Zimbabwe / / Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga
| Transient workspaces : technologies of everyday innovation in Zimbabwe / / Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga |
| Autore | Mavhunga Clapperton Chakanetsa <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6096 |
| Collana | Mobility studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Subsistence hunting - Zimbabwe
Poaching - Zimbabwe Material culture - Africa Technology transfer - Africa Economic anthropology - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-32616-7
0-262-32615-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Guided mobility -- The professoriate of the hunt -- The republic of absence -- Insectomobile invasions -- The professoriate and the insectomobile -- The professoriate and the white poacher -- The professoriate and chimurenga -- The professoriate and international ivory poaching -- Conclusions : mobile workshops and transient workspaces in times of crisis. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787063803321 |
Mavhunga Clapperton Chakanetsa <1972->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transient workspaces : technologies of everyday innovation in Zimbabwe / / Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga
| Transient workspaces : technologies of everyday innovation in Zimbabwe / / Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga |
| Autore | Mavhunga Clapperton Chakanetsa <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6096 |
| Collana | Mobility studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Subsistence hunting - Zimbabwe
Poaching - Zimbabwe Material culture - Africa Technology transfer - Africa Economic anthropology - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-32616-7
0-262-32615-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Guided mobility -- The professoriate of the hunt -- The republic of absence -- Insectomobile invasions -- The professoriate and the insectomobile -- The professoriate and the white poacher -- The professoriate and chimurenga -- The professoriate and international ivory poaching -- Conclusions : mobile workshops and transient workspaces in times of crisis. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823773603321 |
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Mavhunga Clapperton Chakanetsa <1972->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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