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The Dragon's Goodwill: Examining China's External Finance and African Leaders' Preferentialism

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  • Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi

    (Institute of African Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China)

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  • Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi, 2016. "The Dragon's Goodwill: Examining China's External Finance and African Leaders' Preferentialism," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 7(03), pages 1-30, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jicepx:v:07:y:2016:i:03:n:s1793993316500174
    DOI: 10.1142/S1793993316500174
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