China and Rising powers in international development
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- Another BRIC in the wall? South Africa's developmental impact and contradictory rise in Africa and beyond
- P. Carmody 2012
- Globalisation is transforming the nature of authority in international relations, as hegemony is replaced by geo-governance, involving a more varied set of actors. However, private authority over markets and resources is still often c...
- How China built the world’s largest wind power market
- A. Yang / Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011
- China’s energy demand has been growing at breathtaking pace putting pressure on the security of the country’s electricity supply, 70 per cent of which is based on coal. This ‘Inside story on climate compatible developme...
- The soft notion of China’s ‘soft power’
- S. Breslin / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2011
- Although debates over Chinese soft power have increased in recent years, there is no shared definition of what 'soft power' actually means. This paper compares notion of soft power: external analyses often include a focus on economic ...
- Trying to read the new ‘assertive’
- K. Brown / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2011
- In a pragmatic attempt to maintain their hold on power, China's leaders have replaced a tightly controlled ideological system with one based on an amalgam of ideas ranging from nationalism to Confucianism. This article discusses China...
- Assessment of effectiveness of China aid in financing development in Sudan
- S. Nour / United Nations University, 2011
- This paper discusses the effectiveness of Chinese development aid to Sudan. It finds that there has been a significant increase in Chinese loans and grants offered to the country, but these have had mixed impacts. They provided altern...
- Redefining 'aid' in the China–Africa context
- M. Tan-Mullins / Wiley Online Library, 2010
- Discussions on the politics of Chinese engagement with Africa have been marked by China being criticised for using aid in exchange for preferential energy deals and undermining good governance in Africa. This paper argues that these c...
- Evaluating China's FOCAC commitments to Africa and mapping the way ahead
- Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2010
- This report investigates emerging trends, opportunities and challenges in China's engagement with five African countries through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), namely Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambiqu...
- European development cooperation to 2020: challenges by new actors in international development
- European Development Cooperation, 2009
- After an exceptionally positive period in the 1990s, development cooperation policy has come under increasing pressure since the beginning of the new millennium. This paper focuses specifically on the challenges Europe faces by the em...
- Ethical cultures in large business organizations in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
- 2011
- This study focuses on comparison of perceptions of ethical business cultures in large business organisations from four largest emerging economies, referred to as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), and from the US. The study...
- China and the African oil sector: channels of engagement, motives, actors and impacts
- F. urban / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011
- China’s rapid economic growth and urbanisation puts pressure on the country’s scarce domestic natural resources, which are essential for powering the ever-growing economy. Consequently, China is increasingly engaging with lo...
- Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC)
- Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC) is an institution of applied economic and trade policy research and consultancy directly under the Ministry of Commerce MOFCOM of the People’s Republic of China. Research Fields: world economy international trade international economic cooperation...
- International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)
- Chinese platform for knowledge sharing, information exchange and international collaboration in the areas of poverty reduction and development.
- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP)
- Founded in 2001, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) is a public institution with independent legal status. CAEP provides technical support and services such as environmental planning, environmental policy and consultation on environmental project selection management for the Chinese government and corporations.
