Several recent articles, reports and newspaper stories chronicle the rise of Chinese contractors and investors in Africa and in other emerging markets. Here is a short-list of the very best analyses:

Presentations

• ADDED MAY 5, 2007: Presentations from CRGP's 3rd Roundtable on Emerging Markets' Infrastructure Two presentations that offer an intermediate progress report of a major study that CRGP has underway in collaboration with Tsinghua University, OECD and World Bank to investigate the financing and construction of Chinese projects in Africa. The study is slated for publication by the Stanford Press in mid-2008.
  • 'Chinese Contractors/Projects in Africa' by Raymond Levitt
  • 'Chinese Bilaterals/Financing and Long Term Implications in Africa' presentations by Henry Chan and Vishnu Sridharan

Major Books & Reports

• The Rise of China and India: What's in it for Africa? A 150 page book by at team led by Andrea Goldstein at OECD offering a thorough statistical analysis of changing patterns of trade and investment between China/India and Africa.

• China's Interest and Activity in Africa's Construction and Infrastructure Sectors.
  A 99 page report evaluating China's involvement in Africa's construction and infrastructure sector prepared by the Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
  • A Summary of the Stellenbosch Study.

• Africa's Silk Road: China and India's New Economic Frontier.
  A 420 page book by Harry Broadman at World Bank analyzes skyrocketing Asian trade/investment in Africa with data from 450 firms operating in four African countries: South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, and Senegal.

Shorter Essays, Book Chapters & Policy Papers

• China in Africa: Implications for Norwegian Foreign and Development Policies. Commissioned by the Norwegian Minstry of Foreign Affairs and NORAD, this report presents and reveiws the new Chinese engagement in Africa. It identifies and discusses implications for Norwegian foreign and development policies.

• South-South Investment: The Case of Africa. This book chapter published in December 2005 by FONDAD, in Africa in the World Economy, is one of the earlier analyses of the South-South investment trend.

• Beijing's Safari: China's Move into Africa and Its Implications for Aid, Development, and Governance. A 7 page policy outlook statement from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

• China's Export-Import Bank and Africa: New Lending, New Challenges.
  A 3 page report on China Ex-Im Bank, a fast-growing, mostly uknown instrument of China's strategy to secure access to natural resources and gain international influence. Offers basic facts and implications for Africa and the West.

• China's Foreign Aid Policy: Lifting States out of Poverty or Leaving them to the Dictators? A 2 page feature essay in the Freeman Report.

• Solving a Chinese Puzzle. A 3 page analysis of how Chinese contractors are changing the face of the Namibian construction industry. April, 2006; Insight, a Namibian newspaper.

Official Policy Statements

• China's Official African Policy. Posted Jan. 2006 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

Newspaper Articles

• Roundtable probes the politics of China's large-scale investments in Africa. Discusses China's role in the finance and development of African Infrastructure, based on CRGP's 3rd Roundtable on Emerging Markets' Infrastructure.

• Beaten on Home Ground. An excellent 2 page article on the impacts of Chinese contractors in South Africa. Oct. 20, 2006; Financial Mail, a South African newspaper.

• China and Africa Love-fest: Chicken Little or Nirvana? An interesting 1 page blog posting; discusses the new debt load that China could put on Africa.

Posted by rjorr at December 20, 2006 5:48 PM