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The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa
Written by Deborah Brautigam
Narrated by Pam Ward
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Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These debates, however, took place with very few hard facts. China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace.
This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Drawing on three decades of experience in China and Africa, and hundreds of interviews in Africa, China, Europe and the US, Brautigam shines new light on a topic
of great interest.
This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Drawing on three decades of experience in China and Africa, and hundreds of interviews in Africa, China, Europe and the US, Brautigam shines new light on a topic
of great interest.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Baffling book that I could not finish. But an accountant or a banker would find this really fascinating but I am neither. Instead of breaking this down by country and providing the reader with relevant anecdotes that would make it comprehensible. The author jumps from country to country using statistical data and abbreviations that made me want to stop and look at a chart or a graph to fully grasp what the hell she was saying. I couldn't finish this book and decided to simply drop it and find something else.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very detailed and insightful to know about
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