Urban, Frauke, Nordensvard, Johan, Wang, Yu, Khatri, Deepika and Mohan, Giles (2011) China and the African oil sector: channels of engagement, motives, actors and impacts. IDS Working Pape (374). Institute of Development Studies (Brighton, England), Brighton, UK. ISBN 9781781180150
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Recently China has experienced high economic growth and increased urbanisation. At the same time, it has become known as the 'factory of the world'. This puts pressure on scarce domestic natural resources which are essential for powering China's growing economy. Consequently, China is increasingly engaging with low income countries to ensure access to overseas natural resources, such as energy resources. In search of affordable oil resources, China turns to Africa. Today, China is Africa’s third largest commercial partner after the USA and France. In recent years, about 30–40 per cent of Chinese crude oil imports were drawn from African oil-producing countries such as Sudan, Angola and Nigeria. This paper aims to assess the channels of engagement, motives, actors, beneficiaries and the direct and indirect impacts of China' engagement in the oil sector in Africa. The authors use the 'Rising Powers Framework' for assessing these issues and to elaborate the links to trade, investments and aid.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/Wp374.pdf |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Institute of Development Studies |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Date Deposited: | 01 May 2013 16:22 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 19:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/49989 |
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