Essays about: "Petja Aki Samuli Karppinen"
Found 2 essays containing the words Petja Aki Samuli Karppinen.
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1. Does China’s Growing Economic Engagement Hamper Intra-regional Trade in ECOWAS?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The rapid growth of China’s economic influence in the Economic Community of Western Africa (ECOWAS) in recent decades has raised concerns about its impact on many aspects of economic development in the region. One issue is the potential negative impact on intra-regional trade, as the influx of Chinese imports could harm local industries while the growing commodity exports to China could reinforce resource dependency. READ MORE
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2. Sino-African Economic Ties and Democracy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study is set to provide quantitative evidence on the effect of China’s growing economic presence on democracy in Africa, with a special focus on the role of trade and FDI, because most of the literature has focused on the role of aid, even though the increase in trade and FDI has been much more prominent in the 2000s. On the basis of a quantitative cross-country analysis, the study attempts to answer the research question ‘does the increasing economic dependence on China influence democratisation in Africa?’. READ MORE
