Essays about: "China-Africa Relations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words China-Africa Relations.

1. 1. The Impact of Foreign Capital on Institutional Quality: An Empirical Study of Chinese Finances of Loans and Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cecilia Falorni; Sofia Ferenius; [2022]
   Keywords : China-Africa relations; Foreign capital; Foreign direct investment; Institutional quality; Loans;

   Abstract : The African continent has since long had slow economic growth, with large infrastructural gaps compared to the Western World. This has resulted in large inflows of foreign capital to the African economies. READ MORE

3. 2. China-Africa Relations and Imperialism: Towards an End of the Debate : Testing Imperialism Theory on The Case Of China And Angola

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Benjamin Gustavsson; [2021]
   Keywords : China-Africa Relations; Imperialism; Colonialism; China; Angola; Africa; Development; Underdevelopment; Capitalism; Kina-Afrika-relationer; Imperialism; Kolonialism; Kina; Angola; Afrika; Utveckling; Underutveckling; Kapitalism;

   Abstract : This study assesses the popular claim that Chinese engagement in Africa is imperialism through a case study of relations between China and Angola. Using Marxist imperialism theory as point of departure, it develops a comprehensive theoretical framework for testing the hypothesis that China is imperialist in its relations with Angola. READ MORE

4. 3. China in Africa: A Study of Chinese Leadership in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Greta Simonaviciute; [2020]
   Keywords : China; Africa; FOCAC; Leadership;

   Abstract : The leadership of powerful states in processes of institutional bargaining is significant, though still widely ignored subject in the field of International Relations (IR). Particularly, China’s active involvement and, in fact, leadership in the regime formation has drawn wide attention from scholars and policy analysts alike. READ MORE

5. 4. The fast-growing trade between China and African Countries

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : MOHAMED ABBDIRAHMAN IBRAHIM; [2019]
   Keywords : China; Africa; China-Africa trade.;

   Abstract : According to the IMF, China is today the second world economic power with respect to nominal GDP, an increase from 6th place in the year 2000. Though its GDP surpassed that of the US in 2015 with respect to PPP. On the other side, China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of goods and the second-largest importer of goods worldwide. READ MORE

6. 5. The Tiger in the Cage : Discourse on China's Engagement in Kenya

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Nils Ståhlkrantz; [2017]
   Keywords : China; Kenya; Reciprocity; Iron Cage; Neocolonialism; Sino-Africa;

   Abstract : Using as a point of departure Max Weber's concept of the "iron cage" of capitalism and Marcel Mauss' notions of reciprocity, along with more recent works of China-Africa relations, this study aims to counter dominant Western narratives that frame China as a neocolonial power and suggests some explanations as to why such narratives gain so much traction in international circles.  Such narratives are provided support by comparisons with the European colonization of Africa, but often fail to take into account the differences in China's foreign policies, as well as the potential for growth and development allowed by Chinese engagement. READ MORE