Africa's Silk Road : China and India's New Economic Frontier

dc.contributorIsik, Gozde
dc.contributorPlaza, Sonia
dc.contributorYe, Xiao
dc.contributorYoshino, Yutaka
dc.creatorBroadman, Harry G.
dc.date2012-06-05T20:36:35Z
dc.date2012-06-05T20:36:35Z
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:20:14Z
dc.descriptionAs illustrated in Africa's Silk Road: China and India's New Economic Frontier, the new South-South economic relations present real opportunities-as well as challenges-to African countries. They also highlight the need for complementary reforms by China and India to support more vigorous African development. In analyzing Africa's intensifying relationships with China and India, Africa's Silk Road examines the trends to date and considers the implications of these developments for the economic future of the African continent. The diagnosis cautions that the opportunities engendered by China and India's trade and investment with Africa will not necessarily be converted into growth and poverty reduction in the region. A critical finding of the study is that it is not just the quantity of these trade and investment flows that matters-it is also the quality of the overall commercial relationships underlying as well as shaping these flows. This paper contains the following headings: connecting two continents; performance and patterns of African-Asian trade and investment flows; challenges at the border - Africa and Asia's trade and investment policies; behind-the-border constraints on African-Asian trade and investment flows; between-the-border factors in African-Asian trade and investment; and investment-trade linkages in African-Asian commerce - scale, integration, and production networks.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/7177292/africas-silk-road-china-indias-new-economic-frontier-vol-1-1
dc.identifier978-0-8213-6835-0
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7186
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-6835-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417168
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF RATES
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectBILATERAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectBILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES
dc.subjectBILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF DESTINATION
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COMPETITORS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SALES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRADE
dc.subjectDOUBLE TAXATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMMUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subjectECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectEXPORT INCENTIVES
dc.subjectEXPORT INTENSITY
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION AGENCY
dc.subjectEXPORT PROSPECTS
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subjectFORMAL TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectGAMBIA
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
dc.subjectGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETPLACE
dc.subjectGLOBAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORT BANK
dc.subjectIMPORT VALUES
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLICY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMERCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT MEASURES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT TREATIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET IMPERFECTIONS
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE TRADE
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE TRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectMONETARY COMMUNITY
dc.subjectMONETARY UNION
dc.subjectMOST FAVORED NATION
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNONTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectOIL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectOIL IMPORTS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY REGIMES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRICE LEVELS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION NETWORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectSHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY RIGHTS
dc.subjectSUPERMARKETS
dc.subjectTARIFF ESCALATION
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE EFFECTS
dc.subjectTHE
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectTRADE CONTROL MEASURES
dc.subjectTRADE CREDIT
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FINANCE
dc.subjectTRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVERTICAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subjectWEIGHTED TARIFF
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectWORLD PRICE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleAfrica's Silk Road : China and India's New Economic Frontier

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