China–Africa Trade Patterns
Causes and consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12422882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Eisenman (0000-0002-4709-4353, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 77 |
| Pages | 793-810 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670564.2012.684964 |
| OpenAlex | W2160572422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
China's trade patterns with African countries have made Beijing the focal point of new anti-Chinese resistance narratives in Africa. Unlike the Maoist era, when China's trade policies served its leaders' political goals, now they aim to access markets as part of China's larger domestic development strategy. China's state-run firms can channel China–Africa trade through extra-market decisions that influence flows, yet, ultimately, Beijing's ability to direct trade with Africa is constrained by market forces. Despite suggestions that shared illiberalism drives China–Africa trade the author concludes that five interrelated causal factors overwhelmingly determine China–Africa trade: China's comparative advantage in labor-intensive and capital-intensive production; Africa's abundant natural resource endowments; China's rapid economic growth; China's emphasis on infrastructure building at home and in Africa; and the emergence of economies of scale in China's shipping and light manufacturing sectors
Beijing · Business · Capital (architecture · China · Comparative advantage · Development economics · Economics · Geography · International trade · Market access · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · China's Global Influence and Migration · International Development and Aid
An Enemy from the East or Friends with Benefits
Chinese credit lines in Kenya
Economic transformation in Africa
The Belt and Road Initiative and Chinese Overseas Diplomatic Authorities
Sino-Indian Competition in Africa
Sino–Africa Bilateral Economic Relation
Between Contradiction and Co-operation
The AfCFTA
Governing critical mineral transitions
China's State‐Capitalist Development Model
Deconstructing the Metanarratives of China’s Engagement with the African Continent
Trade and Labor-Allocation
The Sustainable Development and Economic Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia
Belt and Road Initiative in Africa
The China Belt and Road Initiative
Power Plays and Balancing Acts
Buying Influence? Assessing the Political Effects of China’s International Trade
Competitiveness and Evolution of China-Africa Trade Network
The Causal Relationship Between China-Africa Trade, China Ofdi, and Economic Growth of African Countries
Understanding African views of China
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |