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Africa\'s Shadow Rise China and the Mirage of African Economic Development 1st Edition

Author(s)

Pádraig Carmody, Peter Kragelund, Ricardo Reboredo

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781786994813, 9781786994790, 9781786994783, 9781786994820, 9781786994806

Publisher

Zed Books

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PDF and EPUB

Description

For years economists have spoken of ‘Africa rising’, and despite the global financial crisis, Africa continues to host some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Africa’s Shadow Rise however argues that the continent’s apparent economic ‘rise’ is essentially a mirage, driven by developments elsewhere – most particularly the expansion in China’s economy. While many African countries have experienced high rates of growth, much of this growth may prove to be unsustainable, and has contributed to environmental destruction and worsening inequality across the continent. Similarly, new economic relationships have produced new forms of dependency, as African nations increasingly find themselves tied to the fortunes of China and other emerging powers. Drawing on in-depth fieldwork in southern Africa, Africa’s Shadow Rise reveals how the shifting balance of global power is transforming Africa’s economy and politics, and what this means for the future of development efforts in the region. Shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa’s African Business Book of the Year 2023!

Availability: In Stock

Africa’s Shadow Rise China and the Mirage of African Economic Development 1st Edition

SKU: 9781786994806

Original price was: $36.85.Current price is: $11.05.

Access Africa’s Shadow Rise China and the Mirage of African Economic Development 1st Edition Now. Discount up to 90%

Additional information

Full Title

Africa\'s Shadow Rise China and the Mirage of African Economic Development 1st Edition

Author(s)

Pádraig Carmody, Peter Kragelund, Ricardo Reboredo

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781786994806, 9781786994790, 9781786994783

Publisher

Zed Books

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

For years economists have spoken of ‘Africa rising’, and despite the global financial crisis, Africa continues to host some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Africa’s Shadow Rise however argues that the continent’s apparent economic ‘rise’ is essentially a mirage, driven by developments elsewhere – most particularly the expansion in China’s economy. While many African countries have experienced high rates of growth, much of this growth may prove to be unsustainable, and has contributed to environmental destruction and worsening inequality across the continent. Similarly, new economic relationships have produced new forms of dependency, as African nations increasingly find themselves tied to the fortunes of China and other emerging powers. Drawing on in-depth fieldwork in southern Africa, Africa’s Shadow Rise reveals how the shifting balance of global power is transforming Africa’s economy and politics, and what this means for the future of development efforts in the region. Shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa’s African Business Book of the Year 2023!