The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa (International Political Economy Series)

Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
List of Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction and Overview
	Is Chinese FDI Different?
	References
2 The Political Economy of FDI and Spillovers in Africa: Can China Deliver on Hirschman’s Ideas
	Introduction
	FDI and Development
	Enter Hirschman and Backward Linkages
	Chinese Investment and Africa’s Transformation
	The Grand Question
	References
3 Spillovers and the Effects of FDI: The Overview
	Direct Effects
		The Provision of Capital
		Output and Economic Growth
		Employment
		Wages
		Balance of Payments Effect
		Impact on Trade Flows
	Indirect Effects: Spillovers
		Spillover Channels
	Determinant Factors of Spillover Effects
		Technology Gap
		Country of Origin
		Length of Presence
		Foreign Ownership
		Entry Mode
		FDI Motive
		Technology Intensity
		Training of Local Personnel
		Geographical Proximity
	References
4 China–Africa Spillovers: The Literature Review
	Introduction
	China-Africa Economic Relations: Different Lenses
	Spillover Effects, Linkages and Technology Transfer in China-Africa Literature
	Explaining Absence
	Spillovers and Upgrading: Exploring the Relationship
	References
5 Eurocentrism, FDI and Spillovers: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges
	Introduction
	Spillovers, Linkages and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Sino-African Context
	Three Types of Conceptual Bias
	Chinese Investment and Conceptual Chaos
	Conceptual Framework
	Methodological Avenues for Investigating Spillovers
	References
6 Institutional and Cultural Obstacles of Chinese Spillover Effects in Angola
	Introduction
	Chinese and Angolan Institutional Framework
	Angola’s Institutional and Political System
	Chinese Institutional and Political System
	Institutional Framework and Spillover Obstacles
	Cultural Differences as Spillover Obstacles
	Summary and Conclusion
	References
7 The Institutional and Political Dimensions of FDI Spillovers in Zambia
	Introduction
	Incommensurability of Epistemologies and the Concept of Habitus
	The Zambian Context
	The Perspective of Zambian Institutions
	The Perspective of Chinese Investors
	Conclusions
	Bibliography
8 Chinese Investors in Zambia and Angola: Motives, Profile, Strategies
	Introduction: An Overview of Chinese FDI in Zambia and Angola
	Methods
	Profile of Chinese Firms in Zambia and Angola
	Motivation: Combination of Push and Pull Factors
	Push Factors
	Pull Factors
	Strategies
	Interaction with Local Suppliers
	Discussion and Conclusion
	References
9 Chinese Manufacturing Companies in Zambia: Linkages vs. Enclaves
	Introduction: Economic complexity and transformation
	Methodological Considerations and Constraints
	Zambia’s Manufacturing Sector
	Manufacturing in Northern Rhodesi
	Manufacturing in Zambia
	Non-FBT Manufacturing Sector in Zambia
	Chinese Investors in Zambia: Linkages vs. Enclaves
	Chinese Manufacturing Bubbles
	The Enclave Industry
	Structural Economic Disarticulation
	Small Size of the Local Economy
	Characteristics of Chinese Investors
	Conclusions
	References
10 Image of Chinese Investments and Long-Term Projects in African and Chinese Media
	Introduction
	Africa in China, China in Africa: Data-harvesting and Analytical Procedure
	China in Africa: Quantitative Analysis
	China in Africa: Qualitative Analysis
	Angola
	Zambia
	Africa in China
	Summary and Discussion
	Bibliography
Correction to: The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa
	Correction to:  D. Kopiński et al. (eds.), The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa, International Political Economy Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38715-9
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