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Ottawa Chapter
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Section d’Ottawa
Depuis 1976
Founded 1976
Section d’Ottawa
Depuis 1976
Invitation to a presentation
Perspectives on China-Africa Economic Relations
by Dr. Moses Kiggundu, Carleton University
Friday, March 18, 2011
Library and Archives Canada, Room A
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
at 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments following the presentation.
All are welcome
.
The November 11, 2010 online edition of
The Economist states “China’s state-owned firms are
on a shopping spree” in the global market and everyone should stay open for their business.
Indeed, the Chinese have entered many African countries with attractive aid, investment and
trade proposals. They are credited for filling development gaps in the areas of infrastructure,
mining, agriculture, manufacture and other sectors. China has now become Africa's largest
trading partner, with the value of two-way trade increasing to US $110 billion from US $91
billion in 2009. However, many argue that the Chinese have adopted a mercantilist foreign
policy aimed at getting African resources to fuel their rapid economic growth and industrial
expansion. More importantly, the Chinese influence may lead to the narrowing of space for
citizen participation, especially if one considers China's communist political culture and the fact
that the country remains interested only in making business deals with African state and political
elites. Could they be undoing decades of democratization efforts supported by Western donors?
There is also the whole issue of encouraging the Chinese to work with bilateral and multilateral
development agencies to achieve policy synergy and harness development results in Africa.
Moses Kiggundu will draw on his experience of research and public discussions on Sino-African
relations to help us understand these and other issues.
Moses Kiggundu is Professor of Management and International Business at the Sprott School of
Business, Carleton University. His research focuses on the challenges and opportunities of
managing globalization and creating conditions for the development of a competitive economy
and open society in developing countries and emerging economies. He regularly travels to China,
teaching in the MBA joint programme in Shanghai, doing research in Beijing, and visiting the
provinces outside the big cities. One of his recent research interests includes a study of China’s
internationalization of business including examination of China’s global profile of its outward
foreign direct investment and China’s South-South economic engagements including Africa.
on a shopping spree” in the global market and everyone should stay open for their business.
Indeed, the Chinese have entered many African countries with attractive aid, investment and
trade proposals. They are credited for filling development gaps in the areas of infrastructure,
mining, agriculture, manufacture and other sectors. China has now become Africa's largest
trading partner, with the value of two-way trade increasing to US $110 billion from US $91
billion in 2009. However, many argue that the Chinese have adopted a mercantilist foreign
policy aimed at getting African resources to fuel their rapid economic growth and industrial
expansion. More importantly, the Chinese influence may lead to the narrowing of space for
citizen participation, especially if one considers China's communist political culture and the fact
that the country remains interested only in making business deals with African state and political
elites. Could they be undoing decades of democratization efforts supported by Western donors?
There is also the whole issue of encouraging the Chinese to work with bilateral and multilateral
development agencies to achieve policy synergy and harness development results in Africa.
Moses Kiggundu will draw on his experience of research and public discussions on Sino-African
relations to help us understand these and other issues.
Moses Kiggundu is Professor of Management and International Business at the Sprott School of
Business, Carleton University. His research focuses on the challenges and opportunities of
managing globalization and creating conditions for the development of a competitive economy
and open society in developing countries and emerging economies. He regularly travels to China,
teaching in the MBA joint programme in Shanghai, doing research in Beijing, and visiting the
provinces outside the big cities. One of his recent research interests includes a study of China’s
internationalization of business including examination of China’s global profile of its outward
foreign direct investment and China’s South-South economic engagements including Africa.
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