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List of contents
Preface; Foreword by Deborah Brautigam; List of abbreviations; 1. A 'Model' with no model; 2. Trade; 3. Infrastructure; 4. Agriculture; 5. Manufacturing; 6. Special economic zones; 7. Employment and training; 8. Social and environmental responsibility; Conclusion; Index.
About the author
Tang Xiaoyang is associate professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University and deputy director at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. His research interests include political philosophy, China's engagement in Africa and the modernization process of the developing countries. He is the author of China-Africa Economic Diplomacy (2014 in Chinese) and has published extensively on Asia-Africa relations. He completed his PhD in the philosophy department at the New School for Social Research in New York. He also worked for the World Bank, USAID, IFPRI and various research institutes and consulting companies.
Summary
Written in plain language, the book proposes a new perspective of Chinese development. Coevolutionary transformation is the key. Effects of China-Africa cooperation are examined through solid first-hand research with a theoretical reinterpretation of industrial capitalism. Readers include those interested in China, Africa and global development.
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'Tang Xiaoyang's book is a thoughtful, and at time robustly argued, assessment of China's role in African development. Based on a close reading of the literature and substantive field work, Prof Tang focuses on the pragmatic approach guiding Chinese engagement with development questions in Africa and how this has shaped practical outcomes. Coevolutionary Pragmatism makes a timely and welcome contribution to our understanding of an important relationship too often obscured by sensationalism.' Chris Alden, Professor of International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science
