China's Infrastructure Aid and Investment
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China's Infrastructure Aid and Investment
This monograph offers a detailed examination of the role of Chinese infrastructure development aid and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the economic growth of three key African countries: Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
The author argues that a significant positive correlation exists between Chinese infrastructure aid and investment and the GDP growth in these countries. Furthermore, the author examines whether a dependency relationship exists between Chinese infrastructure aid and FDI in these nations. This point is crucial as it explores these economies' long-term sustainability and autonomy, questioning whether they are becoming over-reliant on Chinese aid and FDI.
Using comparative analysis, the book discusses the impacts of China's infrastructure projects across both economic and social dimensions. This work is an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners who wish to understand the intricacies of China's involvement in Africa.
China's Infrastructure Aid and Investment contributes to informed decision-making and policy formulation by shedding light on the impact of development through a well-rounded comparative perspective. The insights provided will benefit those involved in development economics, international relations, public policy, and African studies.
Series: African Studies and Research Forum Series
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783032119636
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 06 February 2026
Country: Switzerland
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Illustration: 9 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 181
About the Author
Janeen Guest, PhD is a former Adjunct professor in 2022 at Georgetown University, where she taught and developed a course titled "Examining Economic Development in Africa." In addition, Dr. Guest completed her doctoral dissertation at Howard University titled "Chinese Infrastructure Development Aid and its Effect on Economic Growth and Productivity: The Nigerian Case, 2000-2015." She has also co-authored journal articles and books published in Africa and Globalization Novel Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Health and Social Care in the Community, and a Nova Science Publication on Contemporary Black Thinkers in the Diaspora and Their Conceptualizations of Africa (Received high honors and annotated in the Journal of Economic Literature and the American Economic Association Publications, 2024). Dr. Guest is also a professor in Contracts & Procurement, International Relations and Budget & Finance at University of Management & Technology.
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