Handbook on China and Developing Countries: (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series)

Using original research to address cutting-edge topics, this Handbook explores the rapidly evolving and increasingly multifaceted relations between China and developing countries.Innovative, data-rich analysis by leading experts from around the world critically assesses such timely issues as the 'China model', Beijing's role in international development assistance, World Bank governance, Chinese peacekeeping and South-South relations, and developing countries and the internationalization of China's currency. China's engagement with individual countries and regions throughout the developing world is examined, including Chinese private sector investment in Africa. This unique and comprehensive study is an essential reference for scholars and policy experts alike, with a breadth and depth of coverage that will inform and guide analysis for academics, practitioners and postgraduates. Contributors: L. Austin, A. Bodomo, D. Bräutigam, D.J. Bulman, C. Cheng, G. Chin, C.P. Freeman, M. Gurtov, S. Ho, G.L. Le Pere, B. Mariani, H. Mo, G. Paz, R. Roett, S. Shen, X Shen, Y. Sun, N.L.P. Swanström, X Tu, M. Turzi, T. Wesley-Smith, Y. Xu, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang, S. Zhao

Table of Contents:
Contents: Foreward Deborah Bräutigam 1. Introduction Carla P. Freeman PART I FRAMING CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 2. The China Model: An Authoritarian State-led Modernization Suisheng Zhao 3. China’s Relations with Developing Countries: Patterns, Principles, Characteristics, and Future Challenges Qingmin Zhang 4. China’s Third World Odyssey: Changing Priorities, Continuities, and Many Contradictions Mel Gurtov PART II CHINA’S IDENTITY AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD 5. China’s Developing Country Identity—Challenges and Future Prospects Xinquan Tu and Huiping Mo 6. Another Angle on a New Intimacy: How the Chinese Perceive Africa and Latin America Simon Shen 7. African Traders in Guangzhou: A Bridge Community for Africa-China Relations Adams Bodomo PART III CHINA, THE DEVELOPING WORLD AND THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL ORDER 8. The World Bank and China: The Long Decade of Realignment Gregory Chin 9. Official Development Finance with Chinese Characteristics: Development Cooperation between China and Africa Cheng Cheng 10. Expanded Privilege, Adjusted Risks: Developing Countries and Renminbi Internationalization David Janoff Bulman 11. China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping Operations Bernardo Mariani 12. Globalizing Grain: How China is Reshaping Global Agriculture Mariano Turzi 13. China’s Oil Industry: Investment in Developing Countries Jin Zhang 14. China as an Environmental Actor in the Developing World – China’s Role in Global Deforestation in Developing Countries Carla P. Freeman and Yiqian Xu PART IV CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND REGIONS 15. The China-Africa Connection: An Ambiguous Legacy? Garth L. Le Pere 16. Searching for Data: Increasing Understanding of China’s Investment in Africa Xiaofang Shen 17. China’s Deepening Middle East Relations Leila Austin 18. China and Greater Central Asia Niklas L.P. Swanstrom 19. Seeing the Forest for the Trees: China’s Shifting Perceptions of India Selina Ho 20. China and the Development of Myanmar Yun Sun 21. China in the Pacific Islands: Impacts and Implications Terence Wesley-Smith 22. China’s Expanding Ties with Latin America Riodan Roett and Guadalupe Paz Index

About the Author :
Edited by Carla P. Freeman, Member of the China Studies Faculty and Director, The Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, US

Review :
‘I see this Handbook as a reference work for those who wish to understand China’s expanding role in development projects around the world and the motivations and implications of these interventions. The set of authors who contribute to the book not only present instigating insights but also generate deep reflections that can sustain a research agenda with China as a central actor.’ 'China's rise transforms its interactions with other developing countries in multiple ways. This volume offers a valuable introduction to this transformation from diverse perspectives.' 'China will inevitably become the number one power in the world. In purchasing power parity terms, its economy is already number one. Increasingly, more and more developing countries are hitching their wagons to China's economic locomotive. Hence, this volume addresses a key dimension of our new global order. It could not be more timely or more relevant for both academics and policymakers.' 'China's emergence as an economic and trading superpower is one of the dominant stories of our time, and its ties with other developing countries are an underappreciated part of this story. In 2011 China was the main trading partner of 124 different countries, most of which are developing. This handbook fills an essential gap in the literature on China's rise, examining China's relations with different regions and how these are reshaping global institutions from UN peace-keeping to IMF fire-fighting. This is an essential resource for the study of China and the global order.'