Issue 11 July 2011

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

1/13

In thIs Issue

Commentary

so sda ad Cia: a

w capr bgi

B Dl Lg 2

t Lo ro

tr Gorg Da orArica

B P Bsshd 4

: Dl Lg 7

: P Bsshd 8

reSoUrCeS, LinkS &annoUnCementS 10

Editorial tEam

ms Hyey Hen - Programme Ofcer

egg Pws ac iv

Fhu - Cp tw

el: [email protected]

m Su rhgesse - Layout Editor

www.suhgss.c


ms Shfh Gez - Graphic Designer

www.sdu.c.z


AnAlysis & CommentAry from fAhAmus

emerging Powers in AfriCA initiAtiVe

issue 11 July 2011

PersPectives on

emerging Powersin AfriCA

m lss d c

Fhus egg Pws

ac iv c b ud

l Pbzu nws:

www.pbzu.g//

cg/c_ch/

eDItORIAL

Dear reaDers

Th rpublic of south sudn bcm afic 55thtt thi month, on 9 July 2011. Th hitoic momntw witnd by diplomtic pnttiv fomn nd f, nd w diplomtic cognitionxtndd to th nw tt by counti including

rui, south afic, Bzil, Indi nd Chin.Following th fndum ulting in fvou of thction of th indpndnt tt, it w nnouncdtht uppot though th IBsa (Indi-Bzil- southafic) Fund would lo b xtndd to southSdan t assst wt ts pst-cnct rcnstrctn.Chin biltl ltionhip with sudn h bnwidly potd ov th pt numb of y,thi sudn bcm Chin thid lgt tdingptn in afic, nd du to Chin foign policyof non-intfnc.

T Cns grnmnt as rd spprt

fo south sudn, nd xpd n intt inxploing invtmnt oppotuniti pio to itcal dclaratn ndpndnc. T strngof ti w lo notd though mting uch tho btwn th Chin Minity of FoignAars and t c prsdnt t Grnmnt southn sudn, rik Mch Tny duing viit byth Chin dlgtion to th . In thi monthnwslr Danl Larg prds cmmntary nltion btwn Chin nd south sudn, wll th potntil ol fo Chin to ply in th nwlyindpndnt tt.

Chin hd lo bcom involvd in oth ,bid th ptolum induty, in sudn thoughth contuction of th Mow Dm in th nothnpt of th county. On of th lgt hydo-powdm pojct on th continnt, Chin exim Bnkprdd nancng r t dam and Snydr ldth wy in th contuction of th 1,250 MW plnt.

Cnas agsp ydr-pwr prjct cam ndrth potlight cntly th Chin govnmntadmd t t ngat mpacts t prjctin tm of nvionmntl concn nd ocio-cnmc cts amngst trs. Ptr Bssardpovid inight into th long-tm impct of ChinTr Grgs Dam and t lssns ty r Arca th numb of lg-cl hydo-pow pojcton th continnt continu to inc.

W ncoug aficn voic to join th dicuionon thi topic nd povid futh ppctiv onth mging pow nd th impct of th hydo-

pow pojct on th continnt. Ou Chin icontinu with tnltion of thi month englihticl on Chin dvloping ltion with southsudn, nd lon fo afic fom th xpinc t Tr Grgs Dam.

Hyly HmnProgramme OcerEmerging Powers in Africa Initiative

Emerging Powers in Africa Initiative, Fahamu Cape Town 2011

F uh h egg Pws

ac iv, subss cs h

wsl pls l ms Hl H.

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

2/13

PersPectives on emerging Powers in AfricA2

COmmentARy

Suh Sun n Chn: ne chpe begns

B Dl Lg

The RePuBLiC of south sudn id goodby toKhtoum nd cm into bing on hitoic dy, 9Jly 2011. Nt lng arwards, t bcam t 193rdmmbr stat t uN. Nw, n t armat, tpoc of building nw tt nd intgtingit into th wold continu, do mo mundn,but impotnt pcticl tk (lik it nw cuncyo intntionl diling cod jut iud by thintrnatnal Tlcmmncatn unn).

Chin w on of gowing numb of countito cogniz south sudn on 9 July, now ftuinguganda, Knya, t uS, Trky, egypt, isral, indaand iran. T spcal ny Cns PrsdntHu Jinto, Jing Wixin, ignd joint communiquwith south sudn nw Foign Minit, Dngalo Kol, to tblih ltion nd opn nwph in ltion.

Bngs rlatns wt Jba a prgrssd arin ltivly hot mount of tim. Mny dtth tt of ltion to 2005, nd th igning oft Cmprns Pac Agrmnt, wcncrpratd t SPLM nt a natnal nty

govnmnt nd ctd pt govnmntfo th south. In pctic, ltion btwn Juband Bng nly rally tk llwng t stt Bng by t Prsdnt t Grnmnt southn sudn, slv Kii Mydit, in July 2007.Only thn, dpit n ingind pfnc foSdans nty, dd Bng appar t bcm mrmniftly cogniznt with two fundmntl iu:tht th mjoity of Chin oil intt in sudnw in th south, nd tht th south wntd toxci it ight to lf-dtmintion nhindn t CPA and t t bcm ndpndnt. Tsduly hppnd in Jnuy 2011.

Th inugution of Chin conult in Jub insptmb 2008, now fhly upgdd into nmby, w n impotnt tp in nhncingrlatns. fr Cna, t ctly markd tbginning of dul-tck nggmnt with twopoliticl ytm within on sudn, which wt b rplcatd mr qtly by CNPC wtgd to it ltion with Jub. Fo om in thrlng nrtrn Natnal Cngrss Party (NCP),Cnas nw trac t t SPLM was t src dsllsnmnt. fr t SPLM, wr, tpntd omthing of n mpowing coupn tr ntrnal strggl wt t NCP. Jst as

Dfu hd focd clibtion of Chin sudnpolicy, it mging ltion with th south ndth politic of Jub indpndnc pitioncnrmd, n a ry practcal way, t mpratof n ll-sudn ppoch.

Th Chin govnmnt htoic uoundingsouth sudn indpndnc tlk up wht ipntd long hitoy of ltion. Th ctinly pt Chin connction with th southfom th 1970 but th w limitd, uptgdprmnntly drng Bng and KartmsGldn Jbl clbratns n 2009. T cntrastbtwn Chin mdicl id to th south ftuingacpnctr ar 1972 and l pratns rm tlt 1990 illutt omthing of th impotnt

tnition in ltion, hithto lmot ntily bnmditd vi Khtoum. In hot, thi i vy nwph of ltion. Chin ctul hitoy in southsudn i limitd, ltivly bif nd until nowdnd as mc by t mmry war as t mrrcnt rmal pac cratd by t CPA.

Th wy thing dvloping, howv, uggttht Chin ol in th mking nd in mkingsouth sudn futu could b f mo impotnt.Prprly managd, and talrd clsly t nd,th contibution th Chin govnmnt nd othcompni might mk to th pojct of tying tomtch th hop ngndd by indpndnc

to ctul mtil liztion i potntillysgncant.

T SPLM/A as ad rwlmngly pltcalprrts ntl nw: rst, t rrndm and,whn tht pd moothly with dciiv ult,indpndnc dy itlf. Now tht th politiclkngdm as bn aand, t scal man nds,cnmc callngs as wll as ngng cncts sbcoming mo vidnt. Mo thn ubtntillycontibuting to th btction clld utinblpc in sudn, mny hv uggtd cntly,n t cntxt prls crrnt gtng n St

Krdan as wll as ngng cnct n Darr, trar strngr rasns t xpct a sgncant, tangblChin contibution towd hlping fcilitt thinftuctu of conomic dvlopmnt in thSt. in Bng, Jba ptntally as a src qck nanc and cmptnt rapd dlry inftuctul nd, vn if th vy mu, poitiv thy might b, contin within thmth d of potntil nw dpndncy of rOss onChin if not wily mngd.

Cna arms t wll dal wt t nw Rpblc St Sdan n t bass t f Prncpls Pacl Cxstnc. As a rslt, bsds St

sudn likly nw mmbhip of th Foum ofChin-afic Cooption poc nd ction ofa nw mbassy n Bng, Cna nw n prncpltnd dy to xtnd qul ttmnt to it nwlyovign, hypothticlly qul ptn. Fo Jub,

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

3/13

commentAry 3

Chn/Eegng Pes

n afc ine s pjec f Fhu,

Neks f ScJusce

.fhu.g

fcss n t dalg btwnChin nd aficn civil ocityognitionth thn tt

Prds nw data and ralinight into th bugoningltionhip btwn Chin ndafic

Ntabl cntrbtns rmaficn nd Chin chol nd

ctivit

Th dpning nggmnt of Chinin afic inc th nd of th cold wh ld to dbt bout th volvingntu of thi ltionhip. Yt th focu

of nlyi h lgly bn confind to th intction btwn tt.Lttl attntn as bn pad t t grwng dalg btwn Cnsnd aficn civil ocity ognition. Thi collction of y, wittn bychol nd ctivit, xplo th intction btwn aficn nd Chinnon-tt cto nd gu tht th futu of afic-Chin ltion t onincluding uch voic if obut nd vibnt nggmnt nd mningfulrlatnsp ar t b sstand. Cns and Arcan Prspcts n Cnain afic Chin ctiviti in afic though pttn of invtmnt,lgl cooption, ffct on th nvionmnt, td, id nd lbou link,qstns pac, scrty and stablty, t Arcan unn rspns,poibl gultoy intvntion nd th futu tngthning of n afic

Chin CsO dilogu.

Published 30 September 2010

Paperback GB pounds 16.95

978-1-906387-33-4

Pambazuka Press

51 Cornmarket Street

Oxford OX1 3HA, UK

Tel +44 (0)1865 727006

[email protected]

www.pambazukapress.org

Distributed in Europe byCentral Books Ltd

99 Wallis Road London E9 5LN

Tel +44 (0)20 8986 4854

Fax +44 (0)20 8533 5821

[email protected]

Agent

Global Book Marketing

99B Wallis Road London E9 5LN

Tel +44 (0)20 8533 5800

[email protected]

Distributed in N America by

Michigan State University Press

1405 S. Harrison Road, Suite 25

East Lansing, MI 48823-5245

Tel +1 517 355 9543 ext. 100

Fax +1 517 432 7484

msupress.msu.edu

Chinese and African Perspectives on China in AfricaEdited by Axel Harneit-Sievers, Stephen Marks and Sanusha Naidu

Order your copy from www.pambazukapress.org

thi pnt oppotuniti tht could nhnc itpoition vi--vi Khtoum. Jub will now xpctt bnt rm and b lkly t apprcat t rypincipl of Chin foign policy, notbly non-intfnc, tht it objctd to o tongly duingSdans Nrt-St wars. fr Bng, wr,thi my pnt wkwd chllng.

otsd cnmc mars and l, r xampl,th outin mility cooption Chin h cidout with Khtoum, nd mot aficn govnmnt,n try can b xtndd t t SPLA. in tcunt cicumtnc, whil conitnt withwid Chin ltion, thi would b fughtwith myid poblm, not jut ltd to ongoingcncts n t nw Sdans, and t mandastatn nld, bt als t SPLAs trrlatns wt ky partnrs, ntably t uS. Trloom th poibility of Chin uppoting th twonw Sdans amdst ngng armd cnct.

Whtv hppn, Chin dvloping link withsouth sudn will continu to b inttwind with

ts rlatns wt Kartm and t NCP. Cnasltion with sudn now chctizd by nwly mging nggmnt in th south ndrts t ntnsy mr stablsd rlatns wtth Noth. Th ccompnid by cuntncrtanty abt t natr nal statsgmnt on th oil cto, mongt oth thing.

Chin l hitoy in south sudn i only jutbginning. Now i th tim fo thi to b ctd in wy tht tt nw, poitiv chpt in ltionbtwn Jba and Bng, n wc t war yarscn b concild, th foundtion fo nw countytngthnd nd tngibl tp tkn to ty toli tody high hop of th popl of southsudn bout th fuit of thi indpndnc.

Daniel Large is Director of www.sudanarchive.net and

co-editor, with Luke Patey, of Sudan Looks East: China,India and the Politics of Asian Alternatives (JamesCurrey, forthcoming 2011).

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

4/13


The ThRee GoRGeS Dm on th Yngtz rivi th wold lgt hydopow pojct. Inpcticl nd ymbolic tm it h vd modl fo dm building ound th wold. Thpojct llowd Chin compni to cqui thtchnology to build lg hydopow dm in th1990 n xpti which thy hv inc xpotdt t rst t wrld. Wt 70 prjcts at drnttg of implmnttion, Chin dm build plying dominnt ol in afic. Mny of thm ncldng Snydr and t Tr Grgs Pwr

Copotion u th gint dm on th Yngtz thi howc nd fnc.

T Tr Grgs Dam as als bcm t symblfo dvlopmnt modl tht pomot conomicgrwt at all cst. Grnmnt dlgatns rmsouth afic, th Dmoctic rpublic of Congo ndmny oth counti viitd th gint hydopowpojct on th Yngtz whn thy tvld to Chin.And n an rt t brrw rm ts prstg, prjctslk t Mrw, Tkz, Mamblla and Grand ingadams a bn ttd as t Tr Grgs damsof sudn, ethiopi, Nigi nd th DrC.

T Tr Grgs Dam as always bn cntrrsalvn within Chin. In My of thi y, th Chingrnmnt r t rst tm cally admdtht th pojct h iou ocil, nvionmntlnd gologicl poblm. Wht th lon fomt Tr Grgs xprnc r Arca?

Pjec pcs

Wt a capacty 18,200 mgawas almstth hydopow cpcity of ll aficn counticmbnd t Tr Grgs Dam s t wrldsbiggt hydopow pojct. In pit of it duntingcomplxity, th govnmnt compltd th pojcthd of tim in 2008. Th Yngtz dm gnt2 pcnt of Chin lcticity nd ubtitut tlast 30 mlln tns cal pr yar.

On My 18 th stt Council, Chin hightgrnmnt bdy, r t rst tm acknwldgdtht th dm h iou poblm. Th pojct inw gratly bntng t scty n t aspcts

COmmentARy

the lessns f he thee Gges d f afc

B P Bsshd

n innovative and inuential weekly newsletter

n a platform for voices that challenge mainstream perceptions

n politics, current affairs, development, human rights, refugees, gender issues, culture...

n commentary and analysis by a pan-African community of over 1,500 who hold their

governments to account

nread by 500,000

Read it on www.

pambazuka.org

or sign up to

have it emailed

weekly

Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu www.fahamu.org Fahamu Ltd & Fahamu Trust: 2nd oor 51 Cornmarket Street Oxford OX1 3HA, UK.

Fahamu Trust is registered as a charity 1100304. Fahamu Ltd is a company limited by guarantee 4241054.

Through the voices of the peoples of Africa and the global South, Pambazuka Press and

Pambazuka News disseminate analysis and debate on the struggle for freedom and justice.

Pambazuka News has, in the short time of its existence, carved a niche for itself as

an important forum where Africans talk frankly among themselves and reect on the

condition of their continent and its place in the new global order.

Dr Ike Okonta, Department of Politics, University of Oxford

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

5/13

commentAry 5

Chn/Eegng Pes


Neks f ScJusce

.fhu.g

d prntn, pwr gnratn, rrtnpottion nd wt ouc utiliztion,th govnmnt mintind, but it h cudom ugnt poblm in tm of nvionmntlpotction, th pvntion of gologicl hzdnd th wlf of th loctd communiti.H i bif ovviw of th min poblm:

Displacement: T Tr Grgs Dam assbmrgd 13 cts, 140 twns and 1,350 llags,nd diplcd mo thn 1.2 million popl. Mnyrslrs wr catd t tr cmpnsatnpymnt nd did not civ th nw job o lndtht th govnmnt hd pomid. Whil omof th nwly built town hv covd fom thinitil hock of diplcmnt, oth bt bywidpd unmploymnt nd impovihmnt.

eclgcal cllaps: Dammng t Tr Grgscud miv impct on th coytm of

th Yngtz, ai longt iv. Th voih tund th onc mighty iv into tgnntgbg dump with fqunt toxic lg bloom.Bcas t barrag stppd s mgratn,cmmrcal srs a plmmtd, t Yangtziv dolphin h bn xtinct, nd oth pci fcing th m ft.

Erosion: Grnmnt cals wr prpard rocil nd nvionmntl poblm, but not foth dm miv gologicl impct. Th tongctatn t watr ll n t Tr Grgsvoi dtbiliz th lop of th YngtzVlly, nd tigg fqunt lndlid. eoionacts al t 600 klmtr lng rsrr, andmr tan 300,000 addtnal ppl wll a tb loctd to tbiliz th voi bnk.

Downstream impacts: Th Yngtz riv cimo thn 500 million ton of ilt into th voivy y. Mot of thi i now withhld fomth downtm gion nd pticully thYngtz dlt. a conqunc, up to fou qukilomt of cotl wtlnd odd vyy. Th dlt i ubiding, nd wt intudp t rr, actng agrcltr and drnkngwt uppli. Bcu of th lck of nutint,

castal srs ar als srng.

Vulnerability to climate change: T Tr GrgsDm illutt how th vgi of climt chngct nw ik fo hydopow pojct. Th dmpratrs plannd t ll t Tr Grgs rsrrr t rst tm n 2009, bt wr nt abl t ds d t nscnt rans. T crrnt yar asbrgt Cntral Cna t wrst drgt n dcd, which h gin hply ducd thpwr gnratn t Tr Grgs. T narbyDnjingkou Dm, which v th ttingpoint of n qully gigntic chm to tnf wtt nrtrn Cna, dd nt a scnt watrfo it own option lt lon fo nding wtlwh. ev mo unlibl infll put big

qstn mark bnd t bnts and nancalvibility of big, cntlizd wt pojct.

Financial cost: T cal cst t Yangtz dami $27 billion. Citic gu tht if ll hiddn cot includd, th l pic tg mount to $88 billion.It would hv bn chp to gnt lcticitynd plc col though oth mn. Whil thdam was ndr cnstrctn, t nrgy cncyof Chin conomy dcd. accoding to thenrgy fndatn n t uS, t wld a bnchp, cln nd mo poductiv fo Chint a nstd n nrgy cncy ratr tannw pow plnt.

lessns f afc

Ov th pt 50 y, Chin focu on inftuctu

dlpmnt as ld ndrds mllns popl out of povty, but h lo dtoyd thliv of million nd undmind th cologiclfoundtion of th county futu popity.Ts cnrms tat watr and nrgy prjcts arntil fo county dvlopmnt, but mothn ngining chllng. Thy nd to pctt lmts natr, mpwr actd ppl,invit public cutiny, nd cogniz th tht ofclimt chng.

Mr spccally, t Tr Grgs Dam lds tfollowing lon fo afic:

Larg dams ar mass ntrntns nt glycomplx coytm. Thi impct cn occutsands klmtrs away and many yars arcontuction h bn compltd. envionmntlimpct mnt mut on th id of cution,bcu it i impoibl to pdict nd mitigt llocil nd nvionmntl impct of uch pojct.Whn nvionmntl cot fctod into thanalyss, tr sltns ncldng cncyimpovmnt my b chp thn lg dm.

T Tr Grgs xprnc dmnstrats tatdmming th mintm of mjo iv i

pticully dmging, in tht it will intupt thmgratn s and t transprt sdmntsthoughout iv coytm. a th WoldCommiion on Dm commndd in it pth-bking pot, Dams and Development, ivmintm hould not b dmmd long th oth option.

in tw t prjcts rst tr yars, t TrGrgs Dam as nt bn abl t prdc atll capacty d t nscnt ranalls. Tsdmontt tht big, clunky dm highlyvulnbl to th vgi of climt chng.Divifying nd dcntlizing inftuctu

mk ociti mo ilint to globl wmingthn inking billion of doll into pojct tht

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

6/13


Pf l anshn

assu d

Snush Nu

Hyey Hen

mec anes

EmErGiNG PowErS iN aFriCa iNitiativE

Seeng Cee

Pf a Ss

d renu m

d Eb S

d X Yuhu

d lu Hfng

Pf ou ajkye

aexne Bbs

Pf Kuu mhes

muhe lne Nye

Jhn Pck Ngy Ksng

may b l g and dry wn ranall parnschng. Thi lon i pticully lvnt foafic, which ldy dpnd on hydopow to high dg thn ny oth gion.

T cmpans tat blt t Tr Grgs Damhv not doptd ocil, nvionmntl ndhumn ight tndd of thi own, but intdly on th lw nd gultion of pojct hotgrnmnts. Ts s nt scnt n cntrs sc sudn o ethiopi wh govnmnt outinlyt tr wn laws and lat man rgts.Th Chin govnmnt h ugd it foignnstrs t pay mr antn t t ntrsts locl communiti, wok nd th nvionmnt,nd sinohydo, th wold biggt hydopowcontcto, i cuntly pping n nvionmntlpolicy. In th mntim, th mdi nd civil ocityhould hold th compni to ccount fo thicomplinc with intntionl nvionmntl,

ocil nd humn ight tndd.

Chin pnt tn of billion of doll on thrslmnt prgram r t Tr Grgs Dam.Bt bcas actd ppl wr xcldd rm

dcsn-makng, t prgram n gnrd trnd nd di, nd ultd in wid-pdimpovihmnt nd futtion. Thi xpincmut ound fmili to th thound of fmiliwho w diplcd by th Kib, awn, ndMrw dams. it dmnstrats tat actdcommuniti hould b involvd in th dciion-mking gding lg inftuctu pojctfom th bginning.

Finlly, Chin cintit pdictd mny of thmpacts t Tr Grgs Dam, yt tr csw ilncd in wht th govnmnt climd wth ntionl intt. In multi-billion doll pojct,t natnal ntrst s n takn stag bypoliticl ptig, buuctic pow bok, ndth gnou kickbck of biby-pon induty.Th vtd intt nd to b blncd ndhld ccountbl though fully tnpnt ndpticiptoy dciion-mking poc.

Peter Bosshard is the Policy Director of InternationalRivers. He has monitored the Three Gorges Dam andprojects in Africa for many years.

Fhmu in ptnhip with socity foIntntionl Dvlopmnt (sID) nd th swdihIntntionl Dvlopmnt nd Cooptionagncy (sIDa) wih to nnounc th lunch oft Cang wbst (www.aam.rg/cang).

Th chng it i n opn pltfom fo thKnyn popl nd find of kny to intct ndh infomtion.

Th it i on of th output of th ChngConfnc hld in Octob 2009 in Niobi, ndi imd t incing cc to ouc ndncoug dilogu towd lizing chng t th

ntionl lvl b it though govnmnt intitution,NGos r at t cmmnty ll.

Th it highlight ctiviti tking plc und

th Chng pojct of Fhmu including CitiznFoum co Kny nd howc documntiincluding Mking Chng by Min Kii.

evyon i invitd to wit ticl to b potdon th blog wll h you viw on chng

in Kny.

Please visit: http://www.fahamu.org/change/

Kindly forward your comments to

[email protected] or [email protected]

Launch of the Change Online Platform

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

7/13

commentAry 7

Chn/Eegng Pes


Neks f ScJusce

.fhu.g

Dl Lg

-201179193

79

Dng alo Kol

2005

slv Kii Mydit20077

2008

-NCP

NCP

1970

2009

(Gldn Jbl) 1972

90

Danl Larg www.udnchiv.nt

Lk PatySdan Lks

east: Cna, inda and t Pltcs Asan Altrna-

tiv

*

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

8/13


90

70

Mow,

Tkz, Mmbill Grand inda

5

18,200

2008

2%

3000

518

131401350

120

-

60030

5

4

2009

270

880

50

1

COmmentARy

P Bsshd

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

9/13

commentAry 9

Chn/Eegng Pes


Neks f ScJusce

.fhu.g

2

Kib,

awnMow

Ptr Bssard (Intntionl riv)

*

A gly rgnal bk n t

fit to t out n xtndd nlyi of

contmpoy Indi-aficn ltion

enabls radrs t cmpar inda

t Cna and tr Rsng Pwrs n

afic

Wrttn by xprt atrs rm

afic, Indi nd euop

o ntrst t acadmc, cl scty,policy nd tudnt dhip.

Mjo chng tking plc in th

globl conomy nd polity.

Whil Chin ltionhip to afic i

much xmind, knowldg

nd nlyi of Indi ol in afic

h until now bn limitd but, ignificnt globl ply, Indi

gowing intction with viou aficn counti cll fo dtild

nlyi of th ain gint influnc nd it ltion with th aficn

continnt.

In thi oiginl book, which nbl d to comp Indi to Chin

nd oth iing pow in afic, xpt aficn, Indin nd wtn

commntto dw on collction of ccibly wittn c tudito xplo int-ltd including td, invtmnt, dvlopmnt

id, civil ocity ltion, cuity nd gopolitic.

Order your copy from www.pambazukapress.org

Published 2011

Paperback 978-1-906387-65-5

GB pounds 16.95

Ebook 978-1-906387-66-2

GB pounds 12.95

Pambazuka Press

51 Cornmarket Street,

Oxford OX1 3HA, UK

Tel +44 (0)1865 727006

[email protected]

www.pambazukapress.orgDistributed in Europe by

Central Books Ltd

99 Wallis Road London E9 5LN

Tel +44 (0)20 8986 4854

Fax +44 (0)20 8533 5821

[email protected]

Agent

Global Book Marketing

99B Wallis Road London E9 5LN

Tel +44 (0)20 8533 5800

[email protected]

Distributed in N America by

Michigan State University Press

1405 S. Harrison Road, Suite 25

East Lansing, MI 48823-5245Tel +1 517 355 9543 ext. 100

Fax +1 517 432 7484

msupress.msu.edu

India in Africa: Changing Geographies of PowerEdited by Emma Mawdsley & Gerard McCann

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

10/13


C f ppes

Special Issue of Global DevelopmentStudies

THEME: China-Africa Strategic Partnership:Opportunities and Challenges for Africa'sDevelopment Trajectories

GLoBAL DeveLoPMeNT STuDieS intnd topublih pcil iu focuing on sub-shnafic. Thi iu will xmin th thoticlnd policy impliction of th mging conomicnd ttgic ltionhip btwn Chin ndt Arcan rgn. Glbal Dlpmnt Stdswlcom thoticl nd policy bd contibutionviiting om of th mjo tditionl nd cuntumption lting to afic' dvlopmnt

tjctoi, in th wk of th unpcdntdol nd impct of ain conomi on th globlconomy nd Chin' gowing involvmnt inaficn conomi.

Th conomic nd td pfomnc of thmging conomi of Bzil, rui, Indi ndChin (BrIC) h ultd in th mgncof nw gowth dynmim fo th dvlopingconomi. In thi contxt, th td pfomncof th BrIC conomi i hving mjo impcton afic' ovll conomic gowth nd tdpfomnc. Chin' mgnc nw ouc of

foign id, td nd invtmnt, nd n ltntivouc of cdit fo aficn ntion h ngnddn intn dbt gding th motivtion ofChin' afic policy nd it conomic impliction.T crrnt xpandng nnc Cna n Arcapnt on of th tongt hitoicl tnd inth continnt

afic' (sub-shn afic) conomic pfomncnd td xpnion in th lt dcd hv bnsgncantly nncd by Cna, partclarlyby Chin' dmnd fo w mtil. Th hbn tn-fold inc in afic' td withCna snc 2000, rm $10.6 blln n 2000 t $40

blln n 2006 and $106.8 blln n 2008. Arca's(sub-shn afic) conomic gowth t nlydbld rm 3 prcnt t 5.8 prcnt. otsdof th ain gion, nd mong th dvlopinggion, afic h mgd th mot impotntgion in Chin' foign policy. afic h mgd th mot impotnt dtintion fo Chin' FDIoutid of ai, nd ccount fo 18 pcnt of Chin'totl FDI.

Global Development Studies welcomes

contributions addressing the followingconceptual and analytical issues:

Chin' mging ol in th globl conomynd pon to th nw quimntnd logic nd globl comptition. In thi

contxt, ing th impct of Chin'globl comptitivn on aficn conomi

Th dbt on Chin' contibution nd impct

on afic' dvlopmnt tjctoi gowll byond th conomic contxt. Thfo,w wlcom nly of th concptul ndnlyticl iu lting to Chin' ttgy(ttgi) towd th aficn gion nd thmajr prncpls nncng Cna's plcstowd th gion, including:

Th conomic impct nd bod go-ttgicconidtion

Chin' cooption with fgil aficntt: tnpncy, ccountbility nd goodgovnnc:

afic' scuity nd stbility: Chin'cntrbtn t cnct rsltn and packping in afic

Chin' ol nd cooption in multiltlintitution in fcilitting th pomotion ofpc nd tbility in th aficn gion

Studies relating to the following specic areas:

(1) afic' sttgic Diction: economicOppotuniti, Chllng nd Contint

Africa's Investment Climate: Policy, Institutionaland Physical Constraints

It i widly cknowldgd tht impovdmcoconomic policy mngmnt, conomic ndtd libliztion, gultoy fom, buinnd invtmnt climt mjo fcto xpliningafic' cunt conomic pfomnc.

Howv, th till mjo tuctulmpdmnts and capacty cnstrants actngth xploittion of afic' gowth oppotuniti,and ts actrs cntn t act cnmc and

trad drscatn, prdctty grwt, Arca'scmpttnss, and t parn ntgratn nth globl conomy.

stuctul nd cpcity contint ccount foth hp inc in th divity of gowthpfomnc in th lt 15 y

ecncy and prdctty gans arcontind by th gion' tuctulmpdmnts, and ty act t rgn's tradpfomnc nd comptitivn in th globlconomy

Th high tnction cot in th gion ltto it poo inftuctu vic, powupply, communiction nd Intnt vic,limitd upply of killd lbo, poo gultoygim, nd limitd domtic cpitl ccumultion.

ResOuRCes, LInks AnD AnnOunCements

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

11/13

11

Chn/Eegng Pes


Neks f ScJusce

.fhu.g

11resources, links And Announcements

High tnction cot hv lo hd ngtiv impct on int-gionl td.Sppng csts, tars and cstms dlaycontinu to impd gionl td ndintgtion.

We welcome studies relating to the following:

Wt apprxmatly 2,000 Cns rms nafic, w wlcom county nd ctolnly ing thi contibution inimpoving afic' invtmnt climt,poductivity gowth nd comptitivn.

Chin' contibution to th dvlopmnt ofafic' inftuctu indicto uch communiction, tnpottion, pot fciliti,lcticity uppli, ilwy nd ltdindicto.

(2) Arca's Trad Prrmanc: Assssng tParn and Cmpstn Cna's trad wtaficn conomi

We welcome studies relating to the following:

Analyss actrs nncng Arca-Cna(ai) td complmntiti t th countylvl

Dtrmnants Arca-Cna trad parns

Cntry ll parns and prrmanc afic-Chin td

stuctul contint (tnction cot)actng Arca's trad plcy rgms

Tar rats and markt accss r Arcanxprts: scalatng tar rats n Arca'sxpot to Chin nd ain conomi

Arca's trad prrmanc: D parns td (commodity) pciliztion with Chinnd oth ain conomi ld to conomicdrscatn?

(3) Assssng t Dtrmnants and impact Foign Dict Invtmnt in afic fom Chin

China's Emergence as a New Source of ForeignDirect Investment:

afic h mgd th mot impotntdtintion fo Chin' FDI outid of ai, ndccount fo 18 pcnt of Chin' totl FDI.

Chin' ttgic objctiv in th gion inncd by ts dmand r natral rsrcs.afic poduc nd xpot to ai minlypimy poduct nd w mtil, nd in tunai xpot mnufctuing good nd mchinyto afic. Chin compni ngging in FDI hvdlpd spcc cmptt adantags andpoduction cpbiliti in wid ng of poductnd indutil cto.

We welcome studies examining the following:

Mjo motiv fo Chin FDI: anlyi oftho fcto lvnt to afic: mkt cc,markt skng stratgy, cncy skng,ouc king, nd t king o tction ttgy

Pltcal and stratgc cnsdratn tCns grnmnt nncng t mtsand bar Cns rms tsd Asa,nd in afic

Chin' FDI in th dvloping conomioutid of ai, pticully in afic, idicttd by ouc divn ttgy.

Concnttion nd sctol Compoitionof Chin' FDI: including it divity: oilxplotion nd xtction, utomobil

mnufctuing, cmnt poduction, lctonicpoduct, bnking, tlcommuniction, ndpot mngmnt.

Prdctty and dmstc markt cmpttncmparsns Cns and Arcan rms

(4) Arca's Manactrng Sctr:

We welcome studies relating to:

amnt of th domtic impct of ainnd Chin impot on ky indutil ctoin aficn conomi

Impct of th contibution of mnufctuingand ndstral prdctn t t GDP aficn conomi

Pst and ngat cntrbtns Cnsmprts, ncldng t datnary mpact cap mprts and t pst cts --tint on iing domtic pic

(5) Cangs n t Glbal Srcs DlpmntFinnc: Impliction fo th aficn rgion

sub-shn afic i cuntly witning ommajr cangs n t srcs and parns dlpmnt nanc, largly d t t sgncantinc in globl cpitl nd th incd ol ofmging nd tnition conomi in th globlconomy.

emging conomi uch Chin, Indi, Bzil,Ko, nd Mlyi now mjo ouc ofdlpmnt nanc.We welcome studies relating to:

Chin' dvlopmnt itnc to aficnconomi

Cmparsns t bjcts and parns dvlopmnt itnc fom Chin nd thtditionl (wtn) ouc of ODa

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

12/13


Chin' ol in multiltl dvlopmntintitution

Analyss Cna's dlpmnt nancintitution, Chin Dvlopmnt Bnk nd thexprt/imprt Bank, parn dlpmntitnc to aficn conomi nd mjopojct

Instructions for Potential Contributors andProjected Publication Schedule:

submiion of abtct: Inttd contibutohould ubmit thi btct of no mo thn200 wod to th mnging dito no lt thnoctbr 31, 2011. in addtn t t prpsdtitl, ch btct hould includ th objctivnd ogniztion of th tudy nd th concptulfmwok.

Sbmssn Dadln r t frst Dra eacArtcl: T rst dra ac artcl sldb sbmd r xtrnal rw n latr tanDecember 31, 2011. Two nonymou d willrw ac artcl sbmd. Cntrbtrs sldubmit n lctonic copy of thi mnucipt inMcrs Wrd.

a mpl copy of pviou iu of th jounl willb nt to potntil contibuto upon qut. echss t jrnal cntans spcc nstrctnsfo contibuto.

Sbmssn Dadln r fnal Dras All Artcls:fnal Dras all artcls slctd r pblcatnsld b sbmd lctrncally n latr tanMarc 31, 2012.

Prjctd Pblcatn Dat: May 31, 2012

recen Pubcns & Ne reps

Public Support to Food Security in India, Braziland South Africa: Elements for a Policy Dialogue

By Dn souz nd Dnut Chmilwk,intrnatnal Plcy Cntr r incls Grwt,Wrkng Papr N. 80

Woking pp cn b ccd t:http://www.ipc-undp.org/pub/IPCWorkingPaper80.pdf

Food Security as a Pathway to ProductiveInclusion: Lessons from Brazil and India

By Dnut Chmilwk nd Dn souz,intrnatnal Plcy Cntr r incls Grwt,on Pagr N. 127

Document can be accessed at: hp://www.ipc-undp.org/

pub/IPCOnePager127.pdf

Chinese Development Aid in Africa: What,Where, Why and How Much?

Wrn by Dbra Bratgam, n Cna updat2011, Jan Glly and Lgang Sng (ds),Canbrra: Astrala Natnal unrsty, 2011

Chpt cn b ccd t: hp://epress.anu.edu.au/china_update2011/pdf/ch13.pdf

Aid 'With Chinese Characteristics': Chinese Aidand Development Finance Meet the OECD-DACRegime

Wrn by Dbra Bratgam, Jrnal intrnatnal Dlpmnt, 23(5), Jly 2011

Jounl ticl cn b ccd t: hp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.v23.5/issuetoc

Is South Africa keeping pace with the BRIC'sincreasing footprint in Sub Saharan Africa?

Mion Mhlbg, Dutch Bnk rch, 27July 2011

Not cn b ccd t: hp://www.dbresearch.com/MAIL/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000276032.xhtml

Usefu webse

Th Diplomt: hp://the-diplomat.com/

Mailing Address:

Managng edtr, Glbal Dlpmnt StdsC/o intrnatnal Dlpmnt optns

912 falcn Dr, Larg, MD 20774untd Stats Amrca

e-mal: [email protected]: 301-350-3910fax: 301-350-1056

8/3/2019 Issue 11 July 2011

13/13

13

Chn/Eegng Pes


Neks f ScJusce

.fhu.g

1313

Eegng Pes n afc ine s pjec f Fhu

uk ofc:

2d f, 51 C S, oxd oX1 3Ha

tl: + 44 (0)1865 727006

Fx: + 44 (0)1865 727909

el: @hu.g

Fhu Ld cp ld b gu . 4241054

Fhu tus gsd ch . 1100304

Faa ka:

Po Bx 47158, 00100 GPo, nb, k

tl: +254 (0)20 3749346

el: @hu.g

Fhu Ld gsd k . F15/2006

Faa sA tr:

c/ 19 n Csc

Fsh H, Cp tw, 7945, Suh ac

tl: + 27 21 7820291

el: @hu.g.z

Fhu Sa tus gsd Suh ac . it372/01

Faa sgal:

9 C Sl 2, PoB 25021, D-F, D, Sgl

tl/x: +221 867 50 65el: [email protected]

.fhu.g

Documents

Issue 11 July 2011