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Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities / Xiaofang Shen
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Shen, Xiaofang
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa industrialization.
- China outbound foreign direct investment.
- Debt Markets.
- Economic development policies.
- Emerging Markets.
- Emerging markets.
- ICT Policy and Strategies.
- Investment and Investment Climate.
- Labor Policies.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- South-south cooperation.
- Local Subjects:
- Africa industrialization.
- China outbound foreign direct investment.
- Debt Markets.
- Economic development policies.
- Emerging Markets.
- Emerging markets.
- ICT Policy and Strategies.
- Investment and Investment Climate.
- Labor Policies.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- South-south cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (49 pages)
- Other Title:
- Private Chinese Investment in Africa
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2013
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-known as government-led investment, offers special opportunities and challenges for Africa today. The significance of Chinese private-sector investment is already visible in the burgeoning manufacturing sector in some parts of Africa, and the trend will continue to grow in the near future. The underlying force behind this trend is the increased pressure of industrial restructuring in coastal China, a force that drives some labor-intensive firms to relocate to other parts of the developing world, including Africa. African host country governments can respond to this phenomenon with proactive development policies and strategies to maximize private Chinese investment for the benefit of their own economies.
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