Uncovering African Agency : Angola's Management of China's Credit Lines.

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 African Agency and Angolan Elites -- 3 Language and Power -- 4 The Development of China's Foreign Policy towards Africa -- 5 Risk and Reward: China Exim Bank in Angola -- 6 Rebuilding Angola -- 7 Agency and the Angolan Agenda -- 8 Conclusions -- Appendix 1 Chinese Companies in Angola (May 2010) -- Appendix 2 Official Bilateral Cooperation -- Appendix 3 Projects Financed by the China Exim Bank Credit Line -- References -- Index.

In this thought provoking and original work Lucy Corkin demonstrates how Angola has been amongst the most successful of African nations to use China's involvement in the region to grow their economies and solicit renewed interest from previously disengaged foreign powers, bolstering their political capital. Uncovering African Agency casts a fascinating new light on China's involvement with her largest African trading partner and through this shows how different African states and the governmental actors within them are able to exploit the relationship to their best advantage.

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