China and Africa: Building a strategic partnership

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-367

  Konings, Piet ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; China; Foreign direct investment; South South relations; Trade

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SOVEREIGNTY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE RELATIONS;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38749132546     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: 17452546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0169796X0702300303     Document Type: Article

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