Djibouti: From a colonial fabrication to the deviation of the “Shekou model”

Wan, Yan; Zhang, Lujia; Xue, Charlie Q. L.; Xiao, Yingbo

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2019.102488

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“…118 In Dolareh Container Terminal / Dolareh Multi-Purpose Port, Djibouti is stated to be the most important port in East Africa due to its strategic location at the junction of the African Horn. 119 In Kyauk Pyu Deepwater Port, it was reported that the Deep Sea Port offers access for China to the Bay of Bengal and could also solve the Malacca energy security dilemma via the gas pipeline from Kyaukphyu to Kunming, Yunnan. 120 In Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the project is said to demonstrate (among others) the rise in China's economic influence versus Japanese geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalry.…”

Section: E Project Driven By Geopolitical Interestsmentioning

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Characterization (and Registration) of a “BRI Dispute”

KIRKWOOD

2023

AsianJIL

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This article explores the terms “BRI dispute” and “BRI jurisprudence”. It undertakes a practical and theoretical analysis that considers whether “BRI disputes” have distinct and visible characteristics and are capable of being identified in a legal sense. This is important since practitioners – arbitration centres and law firms – use the term broadly and without specific criteria. By exploring the customary usage and the approach of legal scholars to the term, presenting examples of “BRI disputes” and examining their unique features, and constructing a theoretical approach (utilizing the concepts of ratione materiae, ratione loci, ratione temporis, and ratione personae; and considering the jurisprudence of the ICSID), this article moves from a broad to a narrow analysis to develop both a definition and a system of registration of “BRI disputes” for use by academics, practitioners, and policymakers.

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Section: E Project Driven By Geopolitical Interestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterization (and Registration) of a “BRI Dispute”

KIRKWOOD

2023

AsianJIL

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“…Here, we are particularly inspired by the recent debates on geopolitical economies (see Glassman, 2018), which attempt to overcome the methodological statism that influenced the scholarship on (Asian) developmental states. We are hence mindful of the importance of considering the interconnectedness of multi-scalar processes that shape the urban, regional, national and global development and the historically shaped geopolitical legacies rooted in the pre-and postcolonial era (see Song & Hae, 2019;Wan et al, 2020).…”

Section: Situating the Urbanising China In Global Capitalismmentioning

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“…We build upon the emergent body of the literature that has recently engaged with the infrastructural and real estate turn of African cities (Gillespie, 2020;Goodfellow, 2022), which has placed China as a significant source of investment and development aid (e.g. Carmody & Murphy, 2022;Omoruyi, 2021;Wan et al, 2020).…”

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The urbanising dynamics of global China: speculation, articulation, and translation in global capitalism

2022

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The assembled papers in this special issue jointly explore the urban manifestation of "Global China" at different scales and involving diverse actors, discussing the ways in which the urban has been reconfigured by China's global expansion and uncovering the differentiated modes of speculative and spectacular urban production at present. Observing from Ghana, India, Malaysia and China, these papers collectively make theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions to recognise the dynamics of speculation, articulation and translation in global capitalism, where China plays an increasingly significant role. In this introduction, we first set out to explain our standing point with China as method, which is an attempt to situate China in our comparative studies endeavour and to make self-reflection on what it means to study China as both an optic and a process. We then introduce the three main themes that have guided our interrogation of what global China implies. These include: (a) transplanting models and urbanism; (b) multi-scalar construction of temporality; and (c) situating the urban China model in global capitalism. These aspects are at the core of our engagement with the contributing papers in this special issue that together extend the critique of our changing urban conditions at present.

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“…In Africa, Wan et al (2020) and Eshun and Chan (2021) reported that China's state-owned corporations are leading infrastructure financiers in water, sewage, oil and gas, energy and transport sectors. Sy and Gutman (2015) found that African regions are gradually improving infrastructure.…”

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Unravelling the encumbrances in procurement management of Nigeria's infrastructure development: pitfalls and prospects of projects

Ebekozien

Samsurijan

Aigbavboa

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PurposeProcurement management in infrastructure development has gained considerable attention in developing countries. It is because of the success in the developed nations. Studies have shown that Nigeria's infrastructure development needs far exceed its current provision. Also, studies are scarce to reveal whether procurement management has been successful in infrastructure development projects in Nigeria. Therefore, this paper investigated the root cause of the perceived encumbrances impeding procurement management in infrastructure development projects and proffered policy measures to improve future Nigeria's infrastructure development.Design/methodology/approachData were collected via unexplored exploratory virtual interviews and selected cases from secondary sources. The engaged construction and engineering consultants have been involved in the procurement management of infrastructure projects in Nigeria. Thematic analysis was adopted to analyse the collected data.FindingsThe root causes of the pitfalls that emerged from the study include lack of competition and transparency, embezzlement and mismanagement of public funds, snail speed bureaucracy and bottleneck and lack of skills and knowledge. Others are collusion/bid-rigging/price-fixing/cartel formation, corruption, lack of professionalism, unbridled politicking, embezzlement and mismanagement of public funds, incompetence of tender boards, lack of patriotism to national service and lack of government organisations’ procurement capacity.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is restricted to unravelling the encumbrances in procurement management of Nigeria's infrastructure development projects. Future research is desirable to adopt a quantitative approach for more extensive coverage and validate findings from this paper.Practical implicationsThe paper findings, including those learnt from each case study evaluated, would undoubtedly influence policymakers and construction and engineering practitioners on the key strategies to employ in implementing future procurement management in Nigeria's infrastructure development projects.Originality/valueThis paper would assist policymakers and other stakeholders desirous of improved infrastructure to focus their priorities in mitigating the identified root cause hindering procurement management in Nigeria's infrastructure management.

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Djibouti: From a colonial fabrication to the deviation of the “Shekou model”

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Characterization (and Registration) of a “BRI Dispute”

Characterization (and Registration) of a “BRI Dispute”

The urbanising dynamics of global China: speculation, articulation, and translation in global capitalism

Unravelling the encumbrances in procurement management of Nigeria's infrastructure development: pitfalls and prospects of projects

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