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2013-11-04 |
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abstract |
This article provides a political economy framework for analysing China’s engagements
with Africa. It situates the rise of China in the context of the changing balance
of power in the world system and particularly China’s re-entry into spheres of influence
in Africa that have been the purview of the former European colonial powers for two
centuries or more. It begins by arguing that current approaches to China, Africa and
international relations are fragmented in particular ways which prevents the development
of a more critical political economy. It then examines a pervasive theme in China–Africa
relations, which assumes that the Chinese work through enclaved investments to secure
the resources of low-income economies, though in this sense the Chinese are no different
from other investors. Where they do differ is in their bundling of aid, trade and
FDI and their use of imported labour, which has been termed ‘surgical colonialism’.
The article does not dispute the existence of Chinese enclaves, but argues that we
need more empirical evidence on the levels of labour importation in relation to local
labour market conditions. This requires a more nuanced understanding of state–capital
dynamics in those countries where the Chinese operate although the model appears to
be one of elite brokerage. However, the enclaved investments and inter-elite bargaining
are only part of the story and the closing sections analyse the role of independent
Chinese businesses in Africa’s social and political development, which moves us beyond
the enclave. |
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6 |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202313 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202388 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202389 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202390 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202391 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202392 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202393 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/202534 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/651683 |
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44 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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Mohan, Giles (2013). Beyond the enclave: towards a critical political economy
of China and Africa. Development and Change, 44(6) pp. 1255–1272. |
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Mohan, Giles (2013). Beyond the enclave: towards a critical political economy of
China and Africa. Development and Change, 44(6) pp. 1255–1272. |
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Title |
Beyond the enclave: towards a critical political economy of China and Africa |
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