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This book describes China's growing range of activities in Africa, especially in the sub-Saharan region. The three most important instruments China has at its disposal in Africa are development aid, investments and trade policy. The Chinese government, which believes the Western development aid model has failed, is looking for new forms of aid and development in Africa. China's economic success can partly be ascribed to the huge availability of cheap labour, which is primarily employed in export-oriented industries. China is looking for the required raw materials in Africa, and for new marketplaces. Investments are being made on a large scale in Africa by Chinese state-controlled firms and private companies, particularly in the oil-producing countries (Angola, Nigeria and Sudan) and countries rich in minerals (Zambia). Third, the trade policy China is conducting is analysed in China and compared with that of Europe and the United States. In case studies the specific situation in several African countries is examined. In Zambia the mining industry, construction and agriculture are described. One case study of Sudan deals with the political presence of China in Sudan and the extent to which Chinese arms suppliers contributed to the current crisis in Darfur. The possibility of Chinese diplomacy offering a solution in that conflict is discussed. The conclusion considers whether social responsibility can be expected of the Chinese government and companies and if this is desirable, and to what extent the Chinese model in Africa can act as an example - or not - for the West.

Table of contents:
Objectives of and instruments for China's new presence in Africa / Meine Pieter van Dijk
China's opening up, from Shenzhen to Sudan / Filip de Beule and Daniël Van den Bulcke
Chinese aid to Africa, origins, forms and issues / Jean-Raphaël Chaponnière
China's investments in Africa / Peter Kragelund and Meine Pieter van Dijk
Competing trade policies with respect to Africa / Meine Pieter van Dijk
State-driven Chinese investments in Zambia: combining
strategic interests and profits / Anders Bastholm and Peter Kragelund
The political impact of the Chinese in Sudan / Meine Pieter van Dijk
The impact of the Chinese in other African countries and
sectors / Meine Pieter van Dijk
Responsible production in Africa: the rise of China as a
threat or opportunity? / Peter Knorringa
Conclusions from China's activities in Africa / Meine Pieter van Dijk

"This book describes China's growing range of activities in Africa, especially in the sub-Saharan region. The three most important instruments China has at its disposal in Africa are development aid, investments and trade policy. The Chinese government, which believes the Western development aid model has failed, is looking for new forms of aid and development in Africa. China's economic success can partly be ascribed to the huge availability of cheap labour, which is primarily employed in export-oriented industries. China is looking for the required raw materials in Africa, and for new marketplaces. Investments are being made on a large scale in Africa by Chinese state-controlled firms and private companies, particularly in the oil-producing countries (Angola, Nigeria and Sudan) and countries rich in minerals (Zambia). Third, the trade policy China is conducting is analysed in China and compared with that of Europe and the United States. In case studies the specific situation in several African countries is examined. In Zambia the mining industry, construction and agriculture are described. One case study of Sudan deals with the political presence of China in Sudan and the extent to which Chinese arms suppliers contributed to the current crisis in Darfur. The possibility of Chinese diplomacy offering a solution in that conflict is discussed. The conclusion considers whether social responsibility can be expected of the Chinese government and companies and if this is desirable, and to what extent the Chinese model in Africa can act as an example - or not - for the West"--Publisher's description

Untersuchung über das Entwicklungspotential der Kleinbetriebe des informellen Sektors in den Hauptstädten der o.g. Länder

350 informelle Kleinbetriebe in Ouagadougou wurden vom Autor im Raster des Konzepts der "flexiblen Spezialisierung" untersucht. Plastisch und nachvollziehbar wird die Operationalisierung des Konzeptes vorgestellt sowie die Ergebnisse diskutiert. Weder die Klein- noch 50 untersuchte formale Großbetriebe werden nach Ansicht des Autors in dem Theorieansatz widergespiegelt. (DÜI-Sth)

Das Agrarpotential Äthiopiens. Produktion der Landwirtschaft und Exporte seit 1945. Klimatische und andere Bestimmungsfaktoren der landwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung. Die Agrarpolitik im Zehnjahresplan 1984/85-93/94. Agrarpolitik vor der Revolution. Landwirtschaftliche Verbände und Genossenschaften. Entwicklungsprojekte. Hauptprobleme des Sektors. Aussichten. (HWWA)