Chinese Migrants and Africa's Development : New Imperialists or Agents of Change?

Front cover -- About the authors -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Chinese in Africa: migration and development beyondthe West -- Introduction: African globalization and the emergence of China in Africa -- The state of knowledge and the book's themes -- Table 1.1 Estimates of the number of Chinese people in selected African countries -- Theories of 'South-South' migration -- Methodology: qualitative, quantitative and comparative -- Map 1.1 African case study countries and fieldwork locations -- Outline argument and structure -- 2 China's opening up: internationalization, liberalization andemigration -- Introduction -- China meets Africa: early contact and the 'coolie trade' -- Conflict, revolution and closure: the rise of Communist China -- China's opening: liberalization and the 'new' Chinese migration -- Conclusion -- Table 2.1 Typologies of Chinese migrants in Africa -- 3 Africa as opportunity: Chinese interests, motives and aspirations -- Introduction -- 'China-in-Africa': state interests and geopolitical drivers -- Africa as frontier: economic opportunities at the edge of globalization -- Broadening horizons: self-development and the desire for global experience -- Conclusion -- 4 Chinese socio-economic life in Africa: networks and realities -- Introduction -- Chinese business organization in Africa: from ethnic networks to local embeddedness -- Ethnic affinity and its limits: Chinese community organization and social life in Africa -- Struggling for success: the mixed fortunes of Chinese migrants in Africa -- Conclusion -- 5 Constructing the other: narratives of tension and conflictin Sino-African encounters -- Introduction -- Migration, integration and marginalization -- Tension and conflict I: Chinese migrants versus crime and corruption