Book Review of Chinese Migrants and Africa’s Development: New Imperialists or Agents of Change?

Book Review of Chinese Migrants and Africa’s Development: New Imperialists or Agents of Change?

In the context of a growing Sino-African relationship, it is important to understand the micro foundations of new macroeconomic trends. A recently published book tries to understand the relationship between the two by looking closely at Chinese migration to Africa, a growing trend whose importance h...

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Main Author: Zafar, Ali
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
Subjects:
migration
cultural norms
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22690
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spelling okr-10986-226902021-04-23T14:04:10Z Book Review of Chinese Migrants and Africa’s Development: New Imperialists or Agents of Change? Zafar, Ali migration cultural norms In the context of a growing Sino-African relationship, it is important to understand the micro foundations of new macroeconomic trends. A recently published book tries to understand the relationship between the two by looking closely at Chinese migration to Africa, a growing trend whose importance has not been reflected in the research. The book called “Chinese Migrants and Africa’s Development: New Imperialists or Agents of Change” is an interesting and well-researched book on a topic of increasing global importance. As more than half a million private Chinese citizens have arrived in sub-Saharan Africa since 2001, this book is a timely and important one. Since one of the central theses of the book is that the narrative of tension and conflict around the Chinese presence in Africa is less pervasive upon examination, this is a book that should be read as it provides a very strong perspective against some of the conventional wisdom. 2015-09-28T14:38:52Z 2015-09-28T14:38:52Z 2015-07-07 Journal Article Labor History 0023-656X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22690 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Sub-Saharan Africa China
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cultural norms
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description In the context of a growing Sino-African relationship, it is important to understand the micro foundations of new macroeconomic trends. A recently published book tries to understand the relationship between the two by looking closely at Chinese migration to Africa, a growing trend whose importance has not been reflected in the research. The book called “Chinese Migrants and Africa’s Development: New Imperialists or Agents of Change” is an interesting and well-researched book on a topic of increasing global importance. As more than half a million private Chinese citizens have arrived in sub-Saharan Africa since 2001, this book is a timely and important one. Since one of the central theses of the book is that the narrative of tension and conflict around the Chinese presence in Africa is less pervasive upon examination, this is a book that should be read as it provides a very strong perspective against some of the conventional wisdom.
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