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In a fix: Africa’s place in the Belt and Road Initiative and the reproduction of dependency
Ian Taylor,Tim Zajontz +1 more
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to integrate Africa into an ambitious Chinese-constructed infrastructure network as mentioned in this paper, however, the terms of this integration however deepen Africa's dependent position an...Abstract:
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to integrate Africa into an ambitious Chinese-constructed infrastructure network. The terms of this integration however deepen Africa’s dependent position an...read more
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The Chinese infrastructural fix in Africa: Lessons from the Sino-Zambian ‘road bonanza’
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Debt, distress, dispossession: towards a critical political economy of Africa’s financial dependency
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TL;DR: With China's rise to become Africa's largest bilateral creditor, much research has focused on an evidence-based critique of the politicised narrative about China's supposed "debt trap diplomacy" as mentioned in this paper.
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China drive toward Africa between arguments of neo-colonialism and mutual-beneficial relationship: Egypt as a case study
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Executive Agency and State Capacity in Development: Comparing Sino-African Railways in Kenya and Ethiopia
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‘Win-win’ contested: negotiating the privatisation of Africa's Freedom Railway with the ‘Chinese of today’
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