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Quid Pro Quo? China's Investment-for-Resource Swaps in Africa

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  • Michelle Chan-Fishel
  • Roxanne Lawson

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China has been criticized for using ‘no strings attached’ investment and aid packages to secure access to natural resources in Africa. Are these concerns legitimate or simply defensive reactions as China's rising influence in Africa challenges western hegemony? Examples of investment-for-resources swaps in four countries are examined, and the authors find that nature and relative development benefits of such deals cannot be generalized. Development (2007) 50, 63–68. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100403

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  • Michelle Chan-Fishel & Roxanne Lawson, 2007. "Quid Pro Quo? China's Investment-for-Resource Swaps in Africa," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 50(3), pages 63-68, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:develp:v:50:y:2007:i:3:p:63-68
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    1. Charles O Manasseh & Felicia C Abada & Ebelechukwu L Okiche & Ogochukwu Okanya & Ifeoma C Nwakoby & Peter Offu & Anuli R Ogbuagu & Chiedozie O Okafor & Paul C Obidike & Nnenna G Nwonye, 2022. "External debt and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does governance matter?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(3), pages 1-28, March.
    2. May Tan-Mullins & Giles Mohan, 2013. "The potential of corporate environmental responsibility of Chinese state-owned enterprises in Africa," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 15(2), pages 265-284, April.

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