New Presence of China in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Klappentext Table of Contents - 6[-]Part I. Overview of the issues and China 's success - 8[-]1. Introduction: objectives of and instruments for China 's new presence in Africa - 10[-]2. China 's opening up! from Shenzhen to Sudan - 32[-]Part II. Instruments - 54[-]3. Chinese aid to Africa! origins! forms and issues - 56[-]4. China 's investments in Africa - 84[-]5. Competing trade policies with respect to Africa - 102[-]Part III. Case studies - 116[-]6. State-driven Chinese investments in Zambia : Combining strategic interests and profits - 118[-]7. Th e political impact of the Chinese in Sudan - 142[-]8. Th e impact of the Chinese in other African countries and sectors - 158[-]Part IV. Conclusions - 176[-]9. Responsible production in Africa: Th e rise of China as a threat or opportunity? - 178[-]10. Conclusions from China 's activities in Africa - 200[-]About the authors - 222[-]Index - 224 Inhaltsverzeichnis Meine Pieter van Dijk is professor of water services management at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft! professor of entrepreneurship at the Maastricht School of Management! and professor of urban management at the Institute of Social Studies and at the Institute of Housing and Urban Development of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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• Authors: Dr. Meine Pieter Van Dijk, Meine Pieter van Dijk, Meine Pieter Van Lawo Dijk, DIJK MEINE PIETER VAN, Thomas Lawo
• Assisted by: Meine Pieter van Dijk (Editor), Meine Pieter van Dijk (Editor)
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2009
• EAN: 9789089641366
• ISBN: 978-90-8964-136-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Eadi; European Association of Development Institutes Publications
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education