Globalisation and the Rise of the State? Chinese Geogovernance in Zambia

Carmody, Pádraig; Hampwaye, Godfrey; Sakala, Enock

doi:10.1080/13563467.2011.552107

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“…Given that firms and territories can be coupled within GPNs and that local entrepreneurs can be bound up in transnational interests, interventions by states can be seen as “increasingly difficult and problematic” (Yeung, , 73). In some cases, a desire to attract and facilitate global capital can lead to the state deliberately taming or underregulating labour, as Singapore has done to favour export‐led growth (Yeung, ) and as Zambia has to attract Chinese investment (Carmody et al, ). Health‐related initiatives can also be affected by multinational pressure, for example, the intellectual property reforms in South Africa designed with a goal of making medicines more affordable (Bond, ; Horner, ).…”

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“…as Zambia has to attract Chinese investment (Carmody et al, 2012). Health-related initiatives can also be affected by multinational pressure, for example, the intellectual property reforms in South Africa designed with a goal of making medicines more affordable (Bond, 1999;Horner, 2015).…”

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“…Geographers have long argued that "the state really does matter" under economic globalisation (Dicken, 2011(Dicken, , also 1994 and that transnational capital does not operate in a borderless world (Yeung, 1998a). A number of contributions to international political economy have also demonstrated that the state is of continued relevance in development policy intervention under globalisation (e.g., Carmody, Hampwaye, & Sakala, 2012;Mosley, 2005;Weiss, 2005), including through industrial policy (Gereffi & Sturgeon, 2013;Lauridsen, 2010;Wade, 2010). Yet, it is only more recently that the bridging of insights on the role of the state from literatures in economic development and industrial policy, and in GVCs and GPNs, has begun to gather pace (e.g., Bhatia, 2013;Gereffi & Sturgeon, 2013;Kaplinsky & Morris, 2016).…”

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Designed to break with state‐centric approaches to understanding economic development, global commodity chain, global value chain (GVC), and global production network (GPN) analyses have deepened our understanding of the corporate governance of global lead firms and associated development outcomes in an era of globalisation. Although this research field is recognised to have provided considerable insight into private governance, a rapidly emerging body of research has given greater attention to the role of the state in GVCs and GPN. Although the state playing a role as facilitator towards firms participating in GPNs has often been an emphasis, this article argues that a variety of other roles are of increasing prominence, including as regulator, producer (state‐owned enterprises), and buyer (public procurement). A major challenge for both policymakers and researchers is to understand how a range of state initiatives not just shape but also are shaped by their positioning in GVCs and GPNs.

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“…Carmody et al (2012) conclude their study of China and Zambia by arguing that the relationship is 'based on an (il)liberal bargain between domestic and Chinese political elites' (p.225) and a similar pattern pervades China's relations with Angola. Angola's post-war economy required huge amounts of social and infrastructural investment and so external financing was sought.…”

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‘The Chinese just come and do it’: China in Africa and the prospects for development planning

Mohan

2013

International Development Planning Review

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“…A significant part of this has focused on 'resource diplomacy' (Power et al 2012;Carmody et al 2012;Carmody and Taylor 2010), given China's increased demand for natural resources to fuel its growing economy. This has resulted in sometimes uneasy alliances, but also important accommodations (Corkin 2011a).…”

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New Development Encounters: China and Brazil in African Agriculture

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2013

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There is currently much talk of the role of the ‘rising powers’ in Africa, and whether their engagements represent a ‘new paradigm’ in development cooperation. This article introduces this IDS Bulletin and examines Brazilian and Chinese agricultural development cooperation in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. A wide variety of forms of support are seen, involving different financial modalities, including aid, concessional loans, trade deals and commercial investment. Our focus is on the ‘encounters’ that occur during negotiations and the intersection of wider framing discourses with practices on the ground in particular projects. Brazilian and Chinese domestic political dynamics, competing social imaginaries and histories of agrarian change all shape development cooperation. Meanwhile, African governments are not just passive recipients; they exert agency in negotiations, trading off different players. Outcomes depend on the particular context, and the new aid and investment scene in African agriculture is highly varied, presenting opportunities as well as challenges for the future.

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Globalisation and the Rise of the State? Chinese Geogovernance in Zambia

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

Beyond facilitator? State roles in global value chains and global production networks

Beyond facilitator? State roles in global value chains and global production networks

‘The Chinese just come and do it’: China in Africa and the prospects for development planning

New Development Encounters: China and Brazil in African Agriculture

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