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The railpolitik : leadership and agency in Sino-African infrastructure development / Yuan Wang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Yuan, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in African politics and international relations.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in African politics and international relations
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infrastructure (Economics)--Africa.
- Infrastructure (Economics).
- Railroads--Africa--Economic aspects--History--21st century.
- Railroads.
- Investments, Chinese--Africa.
- Investments, Chinese.
- Africa--Foreign relations--China.
- Africa.
- China--Foreign relations--Africa.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- This resource uses three case studies of Chinese-financed and constructed rail projects to explore the growing presence of China in Africa and its relationship to African domestic politics. It shows that the success of these projects relies on African political championship, and that they are used to demonstrate rulers' legitimacy.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 9, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-887305-0
- 0-19-198387-X
- 0-19-887304-2
- OCLC:
- 1402101519
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