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This volume considers China-Africa relations in the context of a global division of labour and power, and through the history and experiences of both China and Africa. It examines the core ideas of structural transformation, productive investment and industrialization, international trade, infrastructure development, and financing.
List of contents
- Part I: China's Rise and the Changing Global Development Discourse
- 1: Justin Yifu Lin and Arkebe Oqubay: Introduction to China-Africa and an Economic Transformation
- 2: Linda Yueh: China's Economic Emergence and Implications for Africa
- 3: Célestin Monga: The Meanings and Global Externalities of China's Economic Emergence
- Part II: Evolving China-Africa Relations: Context, Perspectives, and Framework
- 4: David H. Shinn: China-Africa ties in Historical Context
- 5: Chris Alden: Evolving Debates and Outlooks on China-Africa Economic Ties
- 6: Ian Taylor: The Institutional Framework of Sino-African Relations
- 7: Deborah Brautigam: Chinese Loans and African Structural Transformation
- 8: Richard Carey and Jing Gu: China's Development Finance and African Infrastructure Development
- Part III: The Dynamics of China-Africa Economic Ties
- 9: Cyril Obi: The Changing Dynamics of Chinese Oil and Gas Engagements in Africa
- 10: Omolade Adunbi and Howard Stein: The Political Economy of China's Investment in Nigeria: Prometheus or Leviathan?
- 11: Won L. Kidane: Agreements and Dispute Settlement in China-Africa Economic Ties
- 12: Carlos Oya: Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters Between China and Africa
- Part IV: China and Africa's Economic Transformation
- 13: Justin Yifu Lin and Jiajun Xu: China's Light Manufacturing and Africa's Industrialization
- 14: Fantu Cheru and Arkebe Oqubay: Catalyzing China-Africa Ties for Africa's Structural Transformation: Lessons from Ethiopia
- 15: Justin Yifu Lin and Arkebe Oqubay: The Future of China-Africa Economic Ties: New Trajectory and Possibilities
About the author
Arkebe Oqubay is a Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia and has been at the centre of policymaking for over twenty-five years. He is a research associate at the Centre of African Studies in the University of London, and holds a PhD in development studies from SOAS, University of London. He is the former mayor of Addis Ababa and winner of the ABN Best African Mayor of 2006, and finalist for the World Mayor Award 2006. He is a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star and serves as board chair of several leading public organizations and international advisory boards. His work includes
Made in Africa: Industrial Policy in Ethiopia(OUP, 2015);
African Economic Development: Evidence, Theory, and Policy(OUP, 2019); and
China-Africa and an Economic Transformation(2019, OUP). He was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2016, and a 'leading thinker on Africa's strategic development' by the New African.
Justin Yifu Lin is Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics and Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, and Professor and Honorary Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the World Bank, 2008-12. He is a councillor of the State Council and a Member of the Standing Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference, and is the author of more than twenty books including
Beating the Odds: Jump-starting Developing Countries;
Going Beyond Aid: Development Cooperation for Structural Transformation;
The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Economies Can Take Off;
New Structural Economics: A Framework for Rethinking Development and Policy;
Against the Consensus: Reflections on the Great Recession; and
Demystifying the Chinese Economy.
Summary
This volume considers China-Africa relations in the context of a global division of labour and power, and through the history and experiences of both China and Africa. It examines the core ideas of structural transformation, productive investment and industrialization, international trade, infrastructure development, and financing.
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Capturing the diverse and dynamic nature of the economic ties between China and Africa and relating it to Africa's transformation is a novel approach of this volume. A must-read for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers working toward a healthy and vibrant economic future for the African continent.
