Description
| Product ID: | 9781786994783 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa |
| Title: | Africa's Shadow Rise |
| Subtitle: | China and the Mirage of African Economic Development |
| Authors: | Author: Padraig Carmody, Ricardo Reboredo, Peter Kragelund |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Geopolitics, Geopolitics, Economic growth, Development economics and emerging economies, Political economy, Economic growth, Development economics & emerging economies, Political economy, Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An in-depth analysis of the ‘Africa rising’ narrative and how the continent's fragile economic growth is largely tied to China's expansion. 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! |
| Imprint Name: | Zed Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-17 |
