China has emerged as a global economic superpower over the past few decades. This has sparked intense academic and popular debate about the long-term implications of its continued growth. The expansion of China into African countries in pursuit of natural resources has incited particular controversy - does it spell increased cooperation between developing countries for mutual benefit or are Chinese practices largely exploitative, signalling a new phase of neo-colonialism? This free course, Rising China and Africa's development: oil, considers the impact of the rise of China on Africa's development through the lens of oil production.The following animation gives a flavour of the course.
Overview
Syllabus
- About this course
- About this course
- Acknowledgements
- Session1Session 1: The rise of China and resource demand
- Introduction
- 1 A brief introduction to China’s relationship with Africa
- 2 An increasing need for greater levels of resources
- 2.1 Business-minded China
- 3 Chinese economic reforms and energy security
- 4 The ‘Going Out’ period
- 5 Chinese oil companies in Africa
- 6 Summary of Session 1
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session2Session 2: The politics of resource governance
- Introduction
- 1 Rich in resources, but low in growth
- 2 The resource curse thesis
- 2.1 Less economic growth
- 2.2 Weaker democracy
- 2.3 Worse development indicators
- 3 The resource curse in Nigeria
- 4 More than an institutional fix: politics matter
- 4.1 African agency
- 5 Political settlement theory
- 6 China–Nigeria relations and oil
- 7 Summary of Session 2
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session3Session 3: Local content and linkages
- Introduction
- 1 Oil sector localisation and African development
- 2 A ‘model’ of linkage development
- 2.1 What are linkages?
- 2.2 Types of linkages
- 2.3 Determinants of linkage development
- 3 Linkage development: Ghana case study
- 4 Linkage development: are the Chinese different?
- 5 Summary of Session 3
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session4Session 4: Global oil markets, geopolitics and diversification
- Introduction
- 1 Risk perception and management
- 2 How the Chinese deal with risk
- 3 The history of Sudan and the role of CNOCs
- 4 Oil, war and the economy
- 4.1 Reaching out to new investors
- 4.2 Chinese oil companies and Sudanese politics
- 5 Understanding the history of Sudan’s oil governance
- 6 Political risk and the ‘Genocide Olympics’
- 7 What is the future for Chinese oil investment in Sudan and South Sudan?
- 8 Summary of Session 4
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session5Session 5: Leveraging better development from natural resources: beyond the resource curse
- Introduction
- 1 Taking stock of the evidence
- 2 Policy options
- 3 Interactive game
- 4 Test your learning
- 5 Summary of Session 5
- Where next?
- Acknowledgements
