Overview

In recent years, China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa and their footprints are growing by leaps and bounds, transforming Africa's international relations in a dramatic way. Although the overall impact of China and India's engagement in Africa has been positive in the short-term, partly as a result of higher returns from commodity exports fuelled by excessive demands from both countries, little research exists on the actual impact of China and India's growing involvement on Africa's economic transformation. This book examines in detail the opportunities and challenges posed by the increasing presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.

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Author:   Fantu Cheru ,  Cyril Obi ,  Gunilla Carlsson ,  Dot Keet
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 15.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781848134379

ISBN 10:   1848134371
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   11 March 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister of Development Cooperation Introduction - Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi Part I: The Big Picture: China and India as Emerging Giants 1. China, India & South Africa: What international relations/political economy in the second decade of the 21st century - Timothy M. Shaw 2. South-South Strategic Bases for Africa to Engage with China - Dot Keet 3. The Growing Shadow of the Tiger: India's burgeoning African engagements - Sanusha Naidu Part II: China and India's Relations with Africa: a historical perspective 4. Sino-African Development cooperation through cultural prism - Liu Haifang 5. India and Africa: Historical and Cultural Relations - Sanjunkta Banerji Bhattacharya 6. India's Foreign Aid Policy Towards Africa - Pranay Sinha Part III: China and India's Growth Surge in Africa 7. China and India's Growth Surge: The case of Manufacturing Exports - Alemayehu Geda and Atnafu G.Meskel Sore 8. Chinese Investment in African Network Industries - Peter Draper, Tsidiso Disenyana and Gilberto Biacuana 9. The role of India's private sector in the health and agricultural sectors of Africa - Renu Modi 10. Women Traders' Response to the Entry of Chinese Wax Prints: Case Studies from Accra, Ghana and Lome, Togo - Linn Axelsson and Nina Sylvanus Part IV: The conflict-development nexus: Precarious Balancing! 11. The Africa Union, China and Peace Operations: defining a new partnership - Kwesi Aning 12. China's Role in the crisis in Darfur - He Wenping 13. China and Zambia: Between Development and Politics - Fred Mutesa Part V: The scramble for African Oil and Resources 14. African Oil in the Energy Security Calculations of China and India - Cyril Obi 15. China and India in Angola: Differing Strategies - Alex Vines 16. Knocking On a Wide Open Door: Chinese Investment in Zambia - Peter Kragelund Part VI: Conclusion 17. Countering 'New Imperialisms' in Africa: What role for the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)? - Fantu Cheru and Magnus Calais

Reviews

The emergence of China and India as key global players propelling what promises to be a new Asian era in world history is widely recognised by scholars as one of the most significant developments of our time. As can be expected, the literature that has mushroomed on the subject is replete with controversy. No where is this controversy more pronounced than with regard to the Chinese and Indian engagement with and in Africa. It is the distinct merit of this book that it eschews propaganda to offer a richly documented, balanced and nuanced analysis of different aspects of the diverse roles which China and India are assuming in Africa. Readers will find the book to be both educative and critical - Adebayo Olukoshi, Director, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning. 'World hegemonies are shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. The rise of China and India, the relative decline of the US and the waning centrality of Europe will all have far-reaching impact on Africa. The new geo-political stratgey of the US expressed openly in the militarisation of the African continent would find the Eastern seaboard of Africa the weakest link in the Indian Ocean rim. Under the circumstances, a deeper understanding of the global situation and its impact on Africa is cricially important. The contributors to this book attempt to provide us with such an understanding. It is most welcome.' - Issa G. Shivji, Mwalimu Nyerere University Professor of Pan-African Studies, University of Dar es Salaam

'Readers will find the book to be both educative and critical.' Adebayo Olukoshi, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 'World hegemonies are shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. The rise of China and India, the relative decline of the US and the waning centrality of Europe will all have far-reaching impact on Africa. The new geo-political stratgey of the US expressed openly in the militarisation of the African continent would find the Eastern seaboard of Africa the weakest link in the Indian Ocean rim. Under the circumstances, a deeper understanding of the global situation and its impact on Africa is cricially important. The contributors to this book attempt to provide us with such an understanding. It is most welcome.' Issa G. Shivji, University of Dar es Salaam 'A timely work of scholarship that doesn't shy away from hard questions regarding the implications of Asia's rise for African development. It will be welcomed by academics, policy makers and students alike for its clear-eyed analysis, data and comparative insights.' Chris Alden 'A very valuable addition to a whole series of new and on-going debates about the character of China and India's engagement with Africa.' Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh

'The emergence of China and India as key global players propelling what promises to be a new Asian era in world history is widely recognised by scholars as one of the most significant developments of our time. As can be expected, the literature that has mushroomed on the subject is replete with controversy. No where is this controversy more pronounced than with regard to the Chinese and Indian engagement with and in Africa. It is the distinct merit of this book that it eschews propaganda to offer a richly documented, balanced and nuanced analysis of different aspects of the diverse roles which China and India are assuming in Africa. Readers will find the book to be both educative and critical.' Adebayo Olukoshi, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 'World hegemonies are shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. The rise of China and India, the relative decline of the US and the waning centrality of Europe will all have far-reaching impact on Africa. The new geo-political stratgey of the US expressed openly in the militarisation of the African continent would find the Eastern seaboard of Africa the weakest link in the Indian Ocean rim. Under the circumstances, a deeper understanding of the global situation and its impact on Africa is cricially important. The contributors to this book attempt to provide us with such an understanding. It is most welcome.' Issa G. Shivji, University of Dar es Salaam 'A timely work of scholarship that doesn't shy away from hard questions regarding the implications of Asia's rise for African development. It will be welcomed by academics, policy makers and students alike for its clear-eyed analysis, data and comparative insights.' Chris Alden 'A very valuable addition to a whole series of new and on-going debates about the character of China and India's engagement with Africa. Its importance is due to the coverage being Pan-African and multi-sectoral, with detailed attention to aid, trade, investment, diplomacy and the global politics of China and India's presence in Africa. Grounded in the longer-term history of China-Africa and China-India relations, the book also looks head-on at some of their implications for African institutions and African policy, such as the AU, NEPAD and regional economic consortia. This will certainly find its niche in the growing literature about the two 'Asian Drivers' and their changing relationships with Africa.' Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh

Readers will find the book to be both educative and critical. * Adebayo Olukoshi, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning * A timely work of scholarship that doesn't shy away from hard questions regarding the implications of Asia's rise for African development. It will be welcomed by academics, policy makers and students alike for its clear-eyed analysis, data and comparative insights. * Chris Alden * World hegemonies are shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. The rise of China and India, the relative decline of the US and the waning centrality of Europe will all have far-reaching impact on Africa. The new geo-political stratgey of the US expressed openly in the militarisation of the African continent would find the Eastern seaboard of Africa the weakest link in the Indian Ocean rim. Under the circumstances, a deeper understanding of the global situation and its impact on Africa is cricially important. The contributors to this book attempt to provide us with such an understanding. It is most welcome. * Issa G. Shivji, University of Dar es Salaam * A very valuable addition to a whole series of new and on-going debates about the character of China and India's engagement with Africa. * Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh *

Author Information

Fantu Cheru is the Research Director at the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden and Emeritus Professor of International Development at the School of International Service, American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Cheru's previous publications include: African Renaissance: Roadmaps to the Challenges of Globalization (2002); The Millennium Development Goals: Mobilizing Resources to Tackle World Poverty (2005); Ethiopia: Options for Rural Development (1990); The Silent Revolution in Africa: Debt, Development and Democracy (1989). His articles have appeared in Third World Quarterly, World Development, Review of African Political Economy, International Affairs, and Review of International Political Economy, among others. Dr. Cyril Obi is a Senior Researcher, and Leader, Research Cluster on Conflict, Displacement and Transformation at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.In 2001, he was a fellow of the 21st Century Trust, Conference on 'Rethinking Security for the 21st Century', also held at Oxford. He is a contributing editor to The Review of African Political Economy, and is on the editorial board of The African Journal of International Affairs, The African Security Review and The Review of Leadership in Africa. The Nordic Africa Institute (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet) is a center for research, documentation and information on modern Africa. Based in Uppsala, Sweden, the Institute is dedicated to providing timely, critical and alternative research and analysis of Africa and to co-operation with African researchers. As a hub and a meeting place for a growing field of research and analysis the Institute strives to put knowledge of African issues within reach for scholars, policy makers, politicians, media, students and the general public. The Institute is financed jointly by the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden).

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