| Description |
1 online resource (x, 164 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction / Anil Sooklal, Thokozani Simelane and Jaimal Anand -- Unblocking Africa's underdevelopment through the belt and road initiative / Ellinor Forje -- State of infrastructural development cooperation between China and Africa / Yuchen Zhi -- Attracting investment for infrastructure development in Africa / Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere -- Belt and road linked transnational infrastructure and resources in eastern and southern Africa / Nuša Tukić -- Africa-China strategic coalition : a remodelled financial model for infrastructure development / Adewale Aregbeshola -- Relocating China's manufacturing capacity and industrialisation to Africa / Chaoqun Lian -- The belt and road (OBOR) initiative and China-Africa agricultural cooperation / Jiang Zhida -- Reconceptualising peace and security : distributional justice within Sino-African co-operation and beyond / Stacey Links -- People to people interactions : Africans in China -- status analysis / Cui Xiaotao -- Conclusion. Merging two developmental visons : Africa's agenda 2063 and China's belt and road initiative / Anil Sooklal, Thokozani Simelane and Jaimal Anand |
| Summary |
China's emphasis on infrastructure development has received support from African leaders. Its focus on infrastructure development in Africa was endorsed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between China and the African Union on 27 January 2015. The agreement outline plans for connecting African countries through transportation infrastructure projects, including modern highways, airports, and high speed railways. At the heart of Belt and Road Initiative lies the creation of an economic land belt that includes countries on the original Silk Road through Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe, as well as a maritime "road" that links China's port facilities with the African coast, pushing up through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean. China has from the outset emphasised that the Belt and Road Initiative will be developed within the framework of the five principles. These entails mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty; non-aggression; non-interference in each other's internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; and peaceful coexistence. This volume provides an analysis of this stance by both African and Chinese scholars. Africa through its Agenda 2063 has been driving, among others, the re-industrialisation of its economies, improved connectivity and infrastructure development, diversification of energy sources, technology transfer and skills development. The Belt and Road Initiative provides an alternative path for Africa to realise some of these milestones |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 23, 2019) |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Africa
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Africa
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Investments, Chinese -- Africa
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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Economic development
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Infrastructure (Economics)
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International economic relations
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Investments, Chinese
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Foreign economic relations -- China
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China -- Foreign economic relations -- Africa
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| Subject |
Africa
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Managa, Lavheselani Rodney, editor.
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Simelane, Thokozani, editor.
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| ISBN |
0798305282 |
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9780798305280 |
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