Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa

Dominik Kopiński is Associate Professor in the Institute of Economics at the University of Wroclaw, Head of the International Economic Relations Department, and Cofounder of the Polish Centre for African Studies.Pádraig Carmody lectures in Development Geography at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Ian Taylor was Professor in International Relations and African Political Economy at the University of St Andrews and also Chair Professor in the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China.

• Chapter 1. Introduction and overview.- Chapter 2. Spillovers and the effects of FDI: The overview.- Chapter 3. China–Africa spillovers: The literature review.- Chapter 4. Eurocentrism, FDI and spillovers: Conceptual and methodological challenges.- Chapter 5. Institutional and cultural obstacles of Chinese spillover effects in Angola.- Chapter 6. The institutional and political dimensions of FDI spillovers in Zambia.- Chapter 7. Chinese investors in Zambia and Angola: Motives, Profile, Strategies.- Chapter 8. Chinese manufacturing companies in Zambia: Linkages vs. enclaves.- Chapter 9. Image of Chinese Investments and long-term projects in African and Chinese Media.