The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa

<p>What are the impacts of Chinese investment in Africa? Is it transforming economic development on the continent?&nbsp;This book&nbsp;is&nbsp;different from many other&nbsp;studies&nbsp;of this issue, as it unpacks&nbsp;the ‘black box’ of&nbsp;technological and learning&nbsp;spillover effects&nbsp;from Chinese firms to others.&nbsp;Rather than&nbsp;using econometric tools, which has now become a standard approach and come with their own set of challenges, the authors investigate the interactions between Chinese investors and African firms in terms of&nbsp;the&nbsp;transfer&nbsp;of&nbsp;technology&nbsp;and learning&nbsp;and explain why such interactions are&nbsp;rare.&nbsp;Only by understanding the reasons behind this rarity can approaches be developed to promote spillovers.<br></p><p></p>