Adaptive governance along Chinese-financed BRI railroad megaprojects in East Africa

Carrai, Maria Adele

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105388

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“…Ethiopia is the 2nd largest country in Africa receiving borrower investments from China. The Ethiopian authority is scared about the future course of the Chinese reaction to debt [ 57 ]. Furthermore, the Chinese have a strong presence in Ethiopia with considerable acceptability by the people as well.…”

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The Sustainable Development and Economic Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia

Bharti

2023

East Asia

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The purpose of this research is to assess the economic growth and sustainable development of Ethiopia. To what extent does the Chinese investment contribute to the overall economic development of Ethiopia after the Belt Road Initiative (BRI)? What are the main focus areas for development in the region and how does the BRI initiative connect people in the country? This research examines the development process through the use of a case study and discursive analysis to know the result of the investigation. The study is deeply elaborated and the technique adds analytical and qualitative methods. Furthermore, this research attempts to highlight the key approaches and concepts of Chinese engagement in Ethiopia as it attains development in several sectors through the BRI. The BRI is successfully pioneering transport systems, roads, railways, small industries, automotive sectors, and health development programs in Ethiopia. As result, the Chinese investments bring changes to the country after the successful launch of the BRI. Furthermore, the study concludes that there is a need to initiate numerous projects to improve human, social, and economic life in Ethiopia because the country is suffering from many internal problems and China has to work to eradicate recurring problems in the country. As an external actor, the role of China gains importance in Ethiopia in the context of the New Silk Road economic engagement in the African Continent.

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Section: Discussion and Results Of Bri In Ethiopiamentioning

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The Sustainable Development and Economic Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia

Bharti

2023

East Asia

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“…It is therefore possible that Chinese capital to developing countries leads to increased corruption, although it is hard to determine the precise risk. 7 Studies appear to show that Chinese actors adapt to domestic norms (Carrai 2021), which suggests that institutional conditions in recipient countries determine whether capital inflow is positive or negative for a country's development. In countries with a high level of corruption, Chinese actors will adapt and use bribes as part of their business strategy, while in countries with transparency and good institutions, there is likely to be compliance with good corporate ethics.…”

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The Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Causes and Effects

Sjöholm

2023

Asian Economic Papers

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Chinese investment abroad has grown significantly in connection with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This paper tries to answer two questions: First, what considerations gave birth to the BRI? And second, what are the project's economic effects in terms of capital flows and international trade? It is found that the project is above all a way to deal with large surplus capacity in China's capital-intensive industries, to increase growth in relatively poor regions of the country, and to secure a supply of energy and raw materials. For other countries involved in the project, BRI investments are a means to increase production and international trade. International trade and foreign direct investment have been positively affected, although to a limited extent. Finally, there are concerns that lack of transparency in Chinese lending may lead to increased corruption, and that some countries will face financial difficulties.

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“…Nevertheless, and despite the fact that some authors point out that the contribution of these projects to regional integration was factored in (Calabrese et al, 2021;Carrai, 2021;Nantulya, 2019), practice by Chinese lenders may be regarded as a collection of bilateral arrangements rather than the execution of a long-term lending programme aimed at supporting regional integration efforts. This view is supported by evidence provided by Otele (2020, pp.…”

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China in Africa: Assessing the Consequences for the Continent’s Agenda for Economic Regionalism

Jaén

Martín

2022

PaG

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Africa has become a major arena in the so-called “multiplex world.” The growing presence of China and other emerging countries on the continent in the last two decades has turned Africa into an area in which there are a large number of different patterns of interaction between state and non-state actors. International debates are polarised over whether these new South–South dynamics generate new dependency relations or whether they provide genuine opportunities for transformation. This article focuses on China’s role in the ongoing processes of economic integration in Africa. Far from merely reproducing a neoliberal pattern, this interaction may highlight a certain convergence between the African regional integration projects and China’s desire to promote structural transformation strategies, with investment in infrastructure being an example. However, the article concludes that rather than reinforcing African regional integration, this essentially bilateral and highly pragmatic Chinese strategy may have some indirect returns on regional integration but is actually showing some signs of decline.

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Adaptive governance along Chinese-financed BRI railroad megaprojects in East Africa

Cited by 59 publications

References 19 publications

The Sustainable Development and Economic Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia

The Sustainable Development and Economic Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia

The Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Causes and Effects

China in Africa: Assessing the Consequences for the Continent’s Agenda for Economic Regionalism

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