China''s Aid to Africa - Does Friendship Really Matter?

List of contents

Introduction
1. Foreign Aid – Measurements and Studies
2. The History of China’s Foreign Aid in Africa
3. Contemporary China’s Foreign Aid in Africa
4. China’s Foreign Aid in Africa – Assessments
5. China’s Foreign Aid in Africa – Efforts and Concerns
6. Concluding Remarks

About the author

Zhangxi Cheng is Research Fellow at the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK.
Ian Taylor is Professor in International Relations and African Political Economy at the University of St. Andrews (UK); Chair Professor at Renmin University of China (China); Professor Extraordinary at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) and Professor at the Centre of African Studies, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).

Summary

This book examines the effectiveness and sustainability of China's foreign aid in Africa, as well as the political, economic and diplomatic factors that influence Chinese aid disbursement policies.

Product details

• Authors: Zhangxi Cheng, Zhangxi Taylor Cheng, Ian Taylor
• Assisted by: Daniel C. Bach (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138630390
• ISBN: 978-1-138-63039-0
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations; Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Development Studies, Regional Geography