Handbook of Welfare in China

Carrillo, Beatriz; Hood, Johanna; Kadetz, Paul

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“…Since the beginning of the 1980s, the shift from a state planning to a "socialist market economy" created changes in China's welfare system (Carrillo et al, 2017). In 1949, following the creation of the People's Republic of China, a nationwide welfare system was dominated by the state.…”

Section: A Changing State Rolementioning

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Coping with waste: A government-NGO collaborative governance approach in Shanghai

Arantes

Zou

Che

2020

Journal of Environmental Management

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Complex environmental issues are leading local governments to collaborate with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the urban environmental governance sphere. While previous studies have emphasized how the Chinese government engages NGOs in service contracting to meet rising service demands, they have not provided empirical evidence of the outcomes of these collaborations at a local level. Based on a mixed methods research design developed from May 2016 to February 2017 in Shanghai, the impact of Aifen, an environmental NGO, is assessed in the context of municipal solid waste management. A total of 400 questionnaires were completed. 200 questionnaires in 10 communities where Aifen developed its activities and 200 questionnaires in 10 communities where no environmental NGO activities were accomplished. The results show that a local government-NGO collaborative governance approach enhances public participation and respond to state decentralization and rising environmental issues in urban areas.

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Coping with waste: A government-NGO collaborative governance approach in Shanghai

Arantes

Zou

Che

2020

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Some commentators contend that China has turned to Africa because it has a significant amount of minerals. These include coltan, which is needed for electronics, as well as half of the world-known supply of carbonatites, a rock formation that is the primary source of rare earths (Carrillo et al, 2017; Herskovitz, 2011; Schoeman, 2008; Wade, 2019). They affirm that China is also after the continent’s resources to meet the demands of its ever-increasing industrial sector(s), like Western nations are.…”

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Examining the importance of the Sino-Africa swap formula in creating backward and forward linkages

Omoruyi

2020

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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African nations are trying to diversify their economies in order to induce industrialization that will help them eradicate poverty and create employment for their young workforce. One of the continent’s key challenges continues to be the shortage of physical infrastructure. Therefore, finding ways to overcome this problem has become of large importance. China has identified this and has thus enhanced its involvement in Africa primarily via its swap formula. The formula enables the financing and development of infrastructure that African nations critically need by depending on their resource wealth. However, the mounting involvement of the formula has continued to stimulate questions on its impact regarding creating backward and forward linkages. As such, one of the significant aims of this article is to identify linkages that emerge from the Chinese swap formula that involve long-term concessionary loans from China’s Exim Bank to finance major infrastructure projects in Africa. It examines whether the swap formula is creating backward and forward linkages in Africa, and what the infrastructure leads to concerning creating novel opportunities for the continent, by theoretically answering this question: “Can China’s swap formula create backward and forward linkages?” Furthermore, the article theoretically identifies the benefits and linkages of the formula via a case study – that of Abuja-Kaduna railway. Arguably, the article discovers that the formula has multiple benefits and linkages for Africa. It is also seen by the Chinese government as a way of fulfilling its strategic goals in Africa.

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“…Nevertheless, Schoeman (2008); Carrillo, Hood & Kadetz (2017) contend that China's relations with Africa have over the years come with much scrutiny in the sense that like European countries, it is also after African resources as to meet the demands of its ever-increasing industrial and manufacturing sector(s). It is in this vein that there has been much scholarly debate about its true African intentions.…”

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The Rise of Chinese Investments in Africa: For Whose Benefit?

Mlambo

Mubecua

2018

JEBS

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Ever since Chinaâ€™s rise as a global superpower, there have been numerous debates about its role in Africa both from an Afrocentric and Eurocentric perspective. This is while some view its presence in Africa as that of a donor because of its growing investments, others are not entirely convinced and see Chinaâ€™s rising footprints in Africa as another colonialist state in need of looting Africa its resources. By utilizing a qualitative methodology, this paper ponders Chinese investments in Africa with the view of assessing the drivers underpinning China-Africa relations and how this has been beneficial to both parties concerned. In this vein, the study shows that China-Africa engagements are not something new, their relations dates back for decades though became more prominent from the 1950s after the Bandung Conference. Since then, China has risen to be a prominent player with regards to investments in Africa. It has further established various institutes aimed at strengthening its grip as a noticeable state in Africaâ€™s development and political landscapes. The paper concludes by outlining that China has in some way benefited Africa through its investments over the past few decades and these relations have been beneficial to both parties. However, it argues that for more prosperous relations moving forward, African leaders should utilize institutes such as the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC) to articulate clear policies for their engagement(s) with China and to protect their small and fragile economies from cheap Chinese imports.

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Handbook of Welfare in China

Cited by 23 publications

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Coping with waste: A government-NGO collaborative governance approach in Shanghai

Coping with waste: A government-NGO collaborative governance approach in Shanghai

Examining the importance of the Sino-Africa swap formula in creating backward and forward linkages

The Rise of Chinese Investments in Africa: For Whose Benefit?

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