Der spätestens seit den Finanz- und Nahrungsmittelpreiskrisen 2007/2008 rasant zunehmende Trend von Land Grabbing in Entwicklungsländern hat beträchtliche Ausmaße angenommen. Während von mancher Seite immer wieder auf die Vorteile der Landinvestitionen hingewiesen wird, gibt es bedeutende...

This book describes China's growing range of activities in Africa, especially in the sub-Saharan region. The three most important instruments China has at its disposal in Africa are development aid, investments and trade policy. The Chinese government, which believes the Western development aid...

I. Overview of the issues and China's success -- Introduction: Objectives and instruments for China's new presence in Africa / Meine Pieter van Dijk -- China's opening up, from Shenzhen to Sudan / Filip de Beule and Dani(c)±l Van den Bulcke -- II. Instruments. Chinese aid to Africa, origins,...

Foreign direct investments (FDI) are seen as pivotal in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet, balance of payment (BoP) statistics on FDI are often sketchy and out-dated and are thus of little help in distinguishing between different forms of...