African Shenzhen: China's special economic zones in Africa

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-54

  Bräutigam, Deborah ^a   Xiaoyang, Tang ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; GOVERNMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AFRICA; CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 80053006492     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X10000649     Document Type: Article

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