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Adding new spices to development cooperation. Brazil, India, China and South Africa in health, agriculture and food security
Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013In recent years, the four so-called emerging powers or economies - Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) - have gained considerable academic, policy and media attention for their activities in development cooperation. Some authors argue that these countries employ innovative and alternative approaches to development cooperation than the traditional, i.e. OECD-DAC donors.OrganisationU.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annualDocumentTowards a new 'Washington Consensus'? South Africa, the G-20 leaders' summit and the financial crisis
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008This briefing looks at the build-up to the 2008 G20 summit, the first one convened at Heads of State level. The immediate backdrop to this important initiative is well-known: the financial crisis emanating in the developed world and the USA in particular, and its spread to emerging markets.DocumentChinese investment in African Free Trade Zones: lessons from Nigeria’s experience
2009Nigeria’s free trade zone (FTZ) legislation has been in place for 17 years, but progress in implementation has been uneven and slow. The main FTZ in which Chinese companies play a significant role is the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), where work began in 2006.DocumentChinese development co-operation in Africa: the case of Tembisa's Friendship Town
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009Chinese development co-operation in Africa has invoked both admiration and criticism, much of it based on limited empirical or anecdotal evidence, contributing to conflicting perceptions as to its purpose, means and outcomes.DocumentChinese business interests and banking in Nigeria
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010China and Nigeria have extensive economic links covering a broad range of sectors from construction and retailing to manufacturing and oil production. Indeed, the impact of China is easily discernible in many aspects of Nigeria’s socio-economic life.DocumentFrom isolation to integration? A study of Chinese retailers in Dakar
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010Starting from the late 1990s, more and more Chinese have migrated to Senegal, concentrating and opening small shops along the Boulevard Général de Gaulle, one of the major roads in Dakar.DocumentDevelopment aid for infrastructure investment in Africa: Malian relations with China, the European Commission and the World Bank
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010In a widely publicised declaration of co-operation (February 2009), the government of China pledged to build a third bridge in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Construction commenced soon afterwards.DocumentChina’s role in infrastructure development in Botswana
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is often characterised as a major success story on the continent. Consistent economic growth, effective democratic institutions and strong forward planning contribute to the country’s overall reputation as a developmental state.DocumentThe myth and reality of Chinese investors: a case study of Chinese investment in Zambia's copper industry
2010In any attempt to analyse the implications of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) for African countries, Zambia is the example par excellence, its historical relationship with China and its ever-increasing economic ties with the emerging power being the main reasons for this.Pages