Uncovering African agency Angola's management of China's credit lines

China's engagement in Africa is generally portrayed simply as African countries being exploited for their mineral wealth by a wealthy political and economic superpower. Is this always the case? Certain African countries have been able to use China's involvement in the region to grow their...

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Main Author: Corkin, Lucy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge 2016
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. African agency and Angolan elites
  • 3. Language and power
  • 4. The development of China's foreign policy towards Africa
  • 5. Risk and reward : China exim bank in Angola
  • 6. Rebuilding Angola
  • 7. Agency and the Angolan agenda
  • 8. Conclusions.