Essays about: "china capitalism"

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1. 1. US Model of Democratic Governance and China's Model of Authoritarian Capitalism : Africans' Perception of these Transnational Political Processes of Governance

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Franklin Etarh; [2021]
   Keywords : democratic governance; authoritarian capitalism; human rights and freedom; Africa; Perception;

   Abstract : As the debate on greater socio-economic rights promulgated by China’s model of authoritarian capitalism or greater human rights and freedom championed by the US model of democratic governance continues to spread across developing countries, this thesis investigates how Africans perceive these two transnational political processes. This is an exploratory sequential mixed method research with data collected through an expert interview of 10 participants from 7 African countries and the quantitative data gotten from Afrobarometer Round 8 survey. READ MORE

3. 2. On the Silk Road with Giovanni Arrighi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Author : Simon Frohlund; [2021]
   Keywords : World-systems analysis; Systemic cycles of accumulation; Hegemonic transitions; China; Scientific paradigms; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores contradictions, inadequacies, and competing formulations within Giovanni Arrighi’s theory of systemic cycles of accumulation (SCAs) as a Kuhnian scientific paradigm. This has been carried out through a comparative study on how the theory has been applied by scholars on the issue of the prospective hegemonic rise of China in the contemporary setting. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Extraction for the Green Transition: An Eco-Marxist actor analysis of lithium governance in Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2021]
   Keywords : Bolivia; lithium; extractivism; climate change; energy transition; actor analysis; Eco-Marxism; John Bellamy Foster; metabolic rift; ecological imperialism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Bolivia holds among the biggest reserves of lithium in the world. Lithium-ion batteries are essential components in electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines, and are therefore crucial for a global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Meanwhile, the extraction process of lithium can cause large environmental damage. READ MORE

6. 5. A Post-development Critique of Chinese Development Discourse

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Rasmus Björklund; [2020]
   Keywords : Governmentality; Post-development; Post-modernism; development discourse; international development; China; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper looks at how China’s domestic development discourse creates and governs realities of objects, and subject. Using the works of Xi Jinping, the thesis uses the methods of governmentality by Mitchel Dean to analyze the data from the four analytical tools of epistheme, visibility, technical aspect, and identity to look at how the subject is positioned within collective mentalities, status of authority, means of rule, and constructed identity. READ MORE