China's New Role in Africa and the South by Walden Bello
China's global expansion is much talked about, but usually from the viewpoint of the West. This unique collection of essays written by scholars and activists from China and the global South provides diverse views on the challenges faced by Africa, Latin America, and Asia as a result of China's rise as a significant world economic power. Chinese aid, trade, and investmentsdriven by the needs of its own economypresent both threats and opportunities for the South, requiring a nuanced analysis that goes beyond simplistic caricatures of good and evil. This book provides a fresh perspective that focuses on the economic, social, and environmental impact of China's expansion. It represents the first attempt to establish a dialogue between civil society in China and the global South. Contributors include Walden Bello, Luk Tak Chuen, Shalmali Guttal, Yu Xiaogang, Ding Pin, Xu Weizhong, Dot Keet, Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong, Lucy Corkin, Ali Askouri, Yuza Maw Htoon, Khin Zaw Win, Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Fu Tao, and Peter Bosshard.
Firoze Manji is head of CODESRIA's Documentation and Informa- tion Centre. He is the founder and former editor in chief of Pambazu- ka News (www.pambazuka.org) and Pambazuka Press/Fahamu Books (www.fahamubooks.org), and founder and former executive director of Fahamu, Networks for Social Justice (www.fahamu.org). Amongst other books, he coedited African Awakening: The Emerging Revolutions (Pambazuka Press, 2011) with Sokari Ekine. He is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington, DC, visiting fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, and board member of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. He is on Facebook and Twitter. Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a racial justice, labor, and international activist based in the United States. He is an editorial board member of BlackCommentator.com; senior scholar with the Institute for Pol- icy Studies; the immediate former president of TransAfrica Forum; the coauthor (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) of Solidarity Divided; and the author of They're Bankrupting Us-And Twenty Other Myths about Unions. He can be reached at billfletcherjr@gmail.com. His website is www.billfletcherjr.com. He is on Facebook and Twitter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906387266 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906387265 |
| Title | China's New Role in Africa and the South |
| Author | Walden Bello |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pambazuka Press |
| Year published | 2009-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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