Abstract
This paper employs the standard gravity model to identify the quality of governance of China's African trade partners. As a benchmark, we perform the same analysis on other major African trade partners: France, Germany, UK, and USA. Data from 53 African countries in 1996–2009 show that only China is consistently willing to import more from African countries with a lower governance standing. By doing so; China fills a gap left open by the other major world economies, and might even play a key role in the future development of Africa.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-45 |
Journal | Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
JEL classifications
- o55 - Economywide Country Studies: Africa
- f10 - Trade: General
- f14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
Keywords
- Africa
- China
- trade