Feedback

X

The New Presence of China in Africa

8 Ungluers have Faved this Work
Find on Google Books Find on Worldcat Find on OpenLibrary Find on LibraryThing
This book describes China's growing range of activities in Africa, especially in the sub-Saharan region. The three most important instruments China has at its disposal in Africa are development aid, investments and trade policy. The Chinese government, which believes the Western development aid model has failed, is looking for new forms of aid and development in Africa. China's economic success can partly be ascribed to the huge availability of cheap labour, which is primarily employed in export-oriented industries. China is looking for the required raw materials in Africa, and for new marketplaces. Investments are being made on a large scale in Africa by Chinese state-controlled firms and private companies, particularly in the oil-producing countries (Angola, Nigeria and Sudan) and countries rich in minerals (Zambia). Third, the trade policy China is conducting is analysed in China and compared with that of Europe and the United States. In case studies the specific situation in several African countries is examined. In Zambia the mining industry, construction and agriculture are described. One case study of Sudan deals with the political presence of China in Sudan and the extent to which Chinese arms suppliers contributed to the current crisis in Darfur. The possibility of Chinese diplomacy offering a solution in that conflict is discussed. The conclusion considers whether social responsibility can be expected of the Chinese government and companies and if this is desirable, and to what extent the Chinese model in Africa can act as an example - or not - for the West.

China vindt in Afrika grondstoffen en afzetmarkten voor zijn snelgroeiende exportindustrie. De auteurs van dit boek vergelijken de Chinese aanpak op het gebied van ontwikkelingshulp, investeringen en handelspolitiek met die van het Westen en bespreken in hoeverre het Chinese model in Afrika als voorbeeld kan dienen. Dit boek beschrijft de activiteiten die China in Afrika ontplooit, en dan met name ten zuiden van de Sahara. De drie belangrijkste instrumenten die China ter beschikking staan in Afrika zijn ontwikkelingshulp, investeringen en handelspolitiek. De Chinese overheid, volgens wie de westerse ontwikkelingshulp gefaald heeft, zoekt nieuwe vormen van hulp en ontwikkeling in Afrika. Het economische succes van China kan deels verklaard worden uit de grote beschikbaarheid van goedkope arbeid, die vooral wordt ingezet in op export gerichte industrie. De daarvoor benodigde grondstoffen zoekt China onder meer in Afrika, evenals nieuwe afzetmarkten. Er wordt op grote schaal door zowel Chinese staatsondernemeningen als particuliere bedrijven geïnvesteerd in Afrika, met name in de olie-producerende landen (Angola, Nigeria en Sudan) en landen die rijk zijn aan grondstoffen (Zambia). Ten derde wordt de door China bedreven handelspolitiek in China geanalyseerd en vergeleken met die van Europa en de Verenigde Staten.

Print available from Amsterdam University Press.

This book is included in DOAB.

Why read this book? Have your say.

You must be logged in to comment.

Rights Information

Are you the author or publisher of this work? If so, you can claim it as yours by registering as an Unglue.it rights holder.

Downloads

This work has been downloaded 1347 times via unglue.it ebook links.
  1. 221 - pdf (CC BY-NC) at OAPEN Library.

Keywords

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asian Studies
  • Business & management
  • Business strategy
  • China
  • East Asia, Far East
  • Economics
  • Economics, finance, business & management
  • Economie
  • Geographical Qualifiers
  • International economic relations
  • Nonfiction
  • Political Science
  • Politicologie
  • Politics & government
  • Society & Social Sciences
  • thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FP East Asia, Far East::1FPC China
  • thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
  • thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management
  • thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJC Business strategy

Links

DOI: 10.5117/9789089641366

Editions

edition cover
Contributors: Meine Pieter van Dijk,
1 ebooks
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2009
ISBN: 9789089641366
OCLC: 488754004
See this edition on Google Books
Download

Share

Copy/paste this into your site: