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AEGIS European Conference on African Studies
11 - 14 July 2007
African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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China in Africa: Convergences and Contradictions
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67. New players, old tricks?: Africa in the 21st century
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| Paper ID | 317 |
| Author(s) |
Taylor, Ian
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No paper submitted
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| Abstract | China's expansion into Africa has been criticised on the grounds that it is contradicting emergent norms vis-a-vis governance as promoted by the AU and Nepad. In fact, there is a convergence of norms between Beijing's no-questions-asked policies and the neo-patrimonial modes of governance as practised by most African leaders. That helps explain why, in part, China is a popular partner for many state leaders on the continent. |
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