Overview
Adds significant dimensions to the ongoing debate about the nature and aims of Chinese MNEs per se
Extends the literature of FDI and MNEs both from developing countries and in specific sectors, by a pioneering conceptualization of the nature of MNEs in the infrastructure sector
Analyses and evaluates the strategic positioning of China’s participation in terms of firm-level performance in Africa
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book aims to analyse and evaluate the strategic positioning of China’s participation in terms of firm-level performance in the generation of infrastructure capacity in African countries. Africa counts among its development challenges a major bottleneck of infrastructure capacity and shortage of investable capital. China’s long period of high growth generates the strengths to secure availability of energy from Africa by enhancing infrastructure provision for the region. To achieve this complementary macro-level development, beyond the traditional dimension of infrastructure provision (ODA), Chinese IMNEs become the vital players on the intersection of these processes. Thus this research makes practical and analytical contributions to international business studies and development issues by making concrete the analysis of bilateral development processes from a macro context to a micro level framework (e.g. focusing on ICT and construction sectors), then fitting this into the real world story. Infrastructure itself is a key element for potential investment and development processes. Therefore, how IMNEs achieve not only exist simply in a way of a commercial-oriented investment, but also in their implications for development and political related issues.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Yuxuan Tang is currently a research associate at the International Development Cooperation Academy, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. She obtained her Doctorate degree in Economics and Master's degree from University of Reading, the UK. She has worked as postdoctoral research fellow in School of Economics, Peking University and served as a research consultant for the United Nations Development Programme China office.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Operations of Chinese Infrastructure Multinationals in Africa
Book Subtitle: Mediating Two Development Processes
Authors: Yuxuan Tang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2562-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2561-9Published: 27 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2564-0Published: 28 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2562-6Published: 26 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 277
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Economics, Development Economics, African Economics