Africa's Shadow Rise - China and the Mirage of African Economic Development

For years economists have spoken of ''Africa rising'', and despite the global financial crisis, Africa continues to host some of the fastest growing economies in the world. however argues that the continent''s apparent economic ''rise'' is essentially a mirage, driven by developments elsewhere - most particularly the expansion in China''s economy. While many African countries have experienced high rates of growth, much of this growth may prove to be unsustainable, and has contributed to environmental destruction and worsening inequality across the continent. Similarly, new economic relationships have produced new forms of dependency, as African nations increasingly find themselves tied to the fortunes of China and other emerging powers.Drawing on in-depth fieldwork in southern Africa, Africa''s Shadow Rise reveals how the shifting balance of global power is transforming Africa''s economy and politics, and what this means for the future of development efforts in the region.>

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• Authors: Doctor Padraig Kragelund Carmody, Padraig Carmody, Pádraig Carmody, Padraig (Trinity College Dublin Carmody, Peter Kragelund, Peter (Roskilde University Kragelund, Kragelund Peter, Rica Reboredo, Ricardo Reboredo, Ricardo (Trinity College Dublin Reboredo
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781786994790
• ISBN: 978-1-78699-479-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa; Politics and Development in Co
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, economic growth, Political Economy, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, For higher / tertiary / university education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, For undergraduate education and equivalents, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents