Handbook on China and Developing Countries (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series)

Using original research to address cutting-edge topics, this __Handbook__ explores the rapidly evolving and increasingly multifaceted relations between China and developing countries.Innovative, data-rich analysis by leading experts from around the world critically assesses such timely issues as the 'China model', Beijing's role in international development assistance, World Bank governance, Chinese peacekeeping and South-South relations, and developing countries and the internationalization of China's currency. China's engagement with individual countries and regions throughout the developing world is examined, including Chinese private sector investment in Africa. This unique and comprehensive study is an essential reference for scholars and policy experts alike, with a breadth and depth of coverage that will inform and guide analysis for academics, practitioners and postgraduates. **Contributors:** L. Austin, A. Bodomo, D. Bräutigam, D.J. Bulman, C. Cheng, G. Chin, C.P. Freeman, M. Gurtov, S. Ho, G.L. Le Pere, B. Mariani, H. Mo, G. Paz, R. Roett, S. Shen, X. Shen, Y. Sun, N.L.P. Swanström, X Tu, M. Turzi, T. Wesley-Smith, Y. Xu, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang, S. Zhao Cover 1 Copyright 4 Contents 5 Contributors 8 Foreword 15 1. Introduction 17 PART I FRAMING CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 35 2. The China model: an authoritarian state-led modernization 37 3. China’s relations with developing countries: patterns, principles, characteristics, and future challenges 67 4. China’s Third World odyssey: changing priorities, continuities, and many contradictions 87 PART II CHINA’S IDENTITY AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD 103 5. China’s developing country identity – challenges and future prospects 105 6. Another angle on a new intimacy: Chinese perceptions of Africa and Latin America 125 7. African traders in Guangzhou: a bridge community for Africa-China relations 149 PART III CHINA, THE DEVELOPING WORLD AND THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL ORDER 183 8. The World Bank and China: the long decade of realignment 185 9. Official development finance with Chinese characteristics:* development cooperation between China and Africa 209 10. Expanded privilege, adjusted risks: developing countries and renminbi internationalization 242 11. China’s role in UN peacekeeping operations 268 12. Globalizing grain: how China is reshaping global agriculture 288 13. China’s oil industry, international investment and developing countries 303 14. China as an environmental actor in the developing world – China’s role in deforestation and the timber trade in developing countries* 334 PART IV CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND REGIONS 373 15. The China-Africa connection: an ambiguous legacy? 375 16. Searching for data: increasing understanding of China’s investment in Africa 402 17. China’s deepening Middle East relations 421 18. China and Greater Central Asia 443 19. Seeing the forest for the trees: China’s shifting perceptions of India 461 20. China and the development of Myanmar 482 21. China in the Pacific Islands: impacts and implications* 495 22. China’s expanding ties with Latin America 512 Bibliography 534 Index 579 Using original research to address cutting-edge topics, this Handbook explores the rapidly evolving and increasingly multifaceted relations between China and developing countries. Innovative, data-rich analysis by leading experts from around the world critically assesses such timely issues as the 'China model', Beijing's role in international development assistance, World Bank governance, Chinese peacekeeping and South-South relations, and developing countries and the internationalization of China's currency. China's engagement with individual countries and regions throughout the developing world is examined, including Chinese private sector investment in Africa. This unique and comprehensive study is an essential reference for scholars and policy experts alike, with a breadth and depth of coverage that will inform and guide analysis for academics, practitioners and postgraduates. Contributors: L. Austin, A. Bodomo, D. Bräutigam, D.J. Bulman, C. Cheng, G. Chin, C.P. Freeman, M. Gurtov, S. Ho, G.L. Le Pere, B. Mariani, H. Mo, G. Paz, R. Roett, S. Shen, X. Shen, Y. Sun, N.L.P. Swanström, X Tu, M. Turzi, T. Wesley-Smith, Y. Xu, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang, S. Zhao Using original research to address cutting-edge topics, the Handbook explores the rapidly evolving and increasingly multifaceted relations between China and developing countries. Innovative, data-rich analysis by leading experts from around the world critically assesses such timely issues as the 'China model', Beijing's role in international development assistance, World Bank governance, Chinese peacekeeping and South-South relations, and developing countries and the internationalization of China's currency. China's engagement with individual countries and regions throughout the developing world is examined, including Chinese private sector investment in Africa. This unique and comprehensive study is an essential reference for scholars and policy experts alike, with a breadth and depth of coverage that will inform and guide analysis for academics, practitioners and postgraduates This Handbook explores the rapidly evolving and increasingly multifaceted relations between China and developing countries. Cutting-edge analyses by leading experts from around the world critically assess such timely issues as the 'China model', Beijing's role in international development assistance, Chinese peacekeeping and South-South relations, and developing countries and the internationalization of the renminbi. Chapters also examine China's engagement with individual countries and regions throughout the developing world. For scholars, practitioners, and postgraduates, the volume's breadt "This unique and comprehensive study is an essential reference for scholars and policy experts alike, with a breadth and depth of coverage that will inform and guide analysis for academics, practitioners and postgraduates." -- Back cover