Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies
Private Chinese Investment in Africa: Myths and Realities
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| Abstract: Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-known as government-led investment, offers special opportunities and challenges for Africa today. The significance of Chinese private-sector investment is already visible in the burgeoning manufacturing sector in some parts of Africa, and the trend will continue to grow in the near future. The underlying force behind this trend is the increased pressure of industrial restructuring in coastal China, a force that drives some labor-intensive firms to relocate to other parts of the developing world, including Africa. African host country governments can respond to this phenomenon with proactive development policies and strategies to maximize private Chinese investment for the benefit of their own economies. |
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Date: |
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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2:00pm – 3:30pm |
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Location: |
Segal Graduate School 500 Granville Street, Vancouver Room 2300 (2nd floor) |
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Cost: |
Complimentary |
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RSVP: |
Registration is now closed. Please contact beedie-events@sfu.ca for inquiries. |
| Dr. Xiaofang Shen is currently Senior Visiting Fellow of Peking University National School of Development, Senior Visiting Scholar of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and 2013 International Fellow of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Before that, she had 22 years of experience working with the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank Group, as Senior Investment Policy Specialist. Dr. Shen has worked in over 40 developing and transition economies across all regions, advising governments on a range of investment policy, legal and institutional issues, with particular interest in foreign direct investment, emerging markets, and economic development. She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science and economic development from Johns Hopkins University, and studied at Smith College and Nanjing University before that. |