Leveraging South-South cooperation for Africa's development

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ID5725186
AuthorsFrancesco Rampa (European Centre for Executive Development), Sanoussi Bilal (European Centre for Executive Development), Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (South African Institute of International Affairs, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume19
Issue2
Pages247-269
Publication date2012-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth African Journal of International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1022-0461 • E-ISSN: 1938-0275
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10220461.2012.709400
OpenAlexW2023241987
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Optimising the development opportunities presented by emerging powers' growing interest in trade, investment and diplomatic engagement in Africa seems a priority for the continent in the context of a changing global system in which power is more diffuse. Taking into account a reconceptualisation of aid effectiveness as development effectiveness, this paper focuses on the manner in which African states understand and approach new opportunities for cooperation with emerging powers, especially China, India and Brazil, including the crucial issue of whether they seek joint development initiatives with both traditional partners and emerging powers. The central argument is that South–South cooperation, which is value-neutral although rhetorically reflecting the principles of solidarity and mutual benefit, must be part of an effective strategy to draw emerging economies into the national or regional development objectives of African states and the continent at large

China · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emerging markets · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Solidarity · South–South cooperation · International Development and Aid · Law

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