Showing posts with label China May Succeed Where the West Failed -- In Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China May Succeed Where the West Failed -- In Africa. Show all posts


Topics: Economic Development, Energy and Oil, Globalization
Countries: Angola, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria
China's attitude towards Africa was apparent in a slogan at a summit on Africa in Beijing. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenrwalli/295101176/">stephenrwalli (flickr)</a>
China's attitude towards Africa was apparent in a slogan at a summit on Africa in Beijing. Photo: stephenrwalli (flickr)
Deborah Brautigan doesn't argue with critics who call China's interest in Africa self-serving. But she may be one of the first American academics to declare that China's deeds will be good for Africa, too.
It's an argument she expands in The Dragon's Gift, a new book analyzing the development of China's Africa policies over the last few decades.