Competing hegemons? Chinese versus American geo-economic strategies in Africa

Political Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 504-524

  Carmody, Pádraig R ^a   Owusu, Francis Y ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; China; Geo economy; Geopolitics; Oil; United States

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; GEOPOLITICS; HEGEMONY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; OIL; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TRADE;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250169051     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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