Showing posts with label special economic zone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label special economic zone. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Djibouti and China's Belt and Road Initiative (in French)

Thierry Pairault, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales, recently posted a study titled "Djibouti et les routes electroniques de la soie."

The analysis takes a detailed look at the Djibouti special economic zone being developed by Chinese entrepreneur He Liehui, chairman of Touchroad International Holding Group. He Liehui also offers advice on the opportunities and risks of investing in Africa, where he has offices in Djibouti, Botswana, South Africa and Nigeria.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

China's Development and Aid Presence in Africa

The Journal of Asian and African Studies published online 5 September 2014 a study titled "China's Development and Its Aid Presence in Africa: A Critical Reflection from the Perspective of Development Anthropology" by Zhongguang Niu, Minzu University in Beijing.  This link takes you to the abstract; you can then access the entire PDF text. 

The author argues that China's aid presence in Africa is imprinted with China's own development practices and makes the case by drawing on the experience of Chinese development aid to Ethiopia.  The paper discusses the potential roles of Chinese anthropologists, who have been surprisingly absent from development issues.