China's ventures in Africa: Patterns, prospects, and implications for Africa's development

Mediterranean Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 91-110

  Ndumbe Anyu, J ^a   Afam Ifedi, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; POLICY REFORM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 65449179572     PISSN: 10474552     EISSN: 15271935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/10474552-2008-027     Document Type: Article

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