A Post State-centric Analysis Of China-africa Relations: Internationalisation Of Chinese Capital And State-society Relations In Ethiopia (critical Studies Of The Asia-pacific)
by Edson Ziso /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book offers a new alternative to understanding the
relationship between China and Africa. Here, the author not only
explores the changing nature of Ethiopia’s internal politics as a
result of Chinese investment and commercial links, but also
compellingly questions the existing state-centric macro or
strategic investigation of China-Africa relations. By thoroughly
reviewing and deploying the ‘second image reversed’ approach and
the relational concept of state power analytical approaches, Ziso
challenges the Western-centric Weberian conceptualization of
state. This volume presents an eclectic approach to interpret the
state transformation in Ethiopia in light of Chinese capital,
arguing for a “state in society” framework which does not treat
the state as a unitary black box. This analysis challenges the
conventional binary staple which is often framed on whether China
is the new imperialist power plundering Africa’s resources or is
Africa’s historically all-weather friend. This volume offers an
original contribution to knowledge on China’s relations with
Ethiopia in particular, and with Africa in general.
This book offers a new alternative to understanding the
relationship between China and Africa. Here, the author not only
explores the changing nature of Ethiopia’s internal politics as a
result of Chinese investment and commercial links, but also
compellingly questions the existing state-centric macro or
strategic investigation of China-Africa relations. By thoroughly
reviewing and deploying the ‘second image reversed’ approach and
the relational concept of state power analytical approaches, Ziso
challenges the Western-centric Weberian conceptualization of
state. This volume presents an eclectic approach to interpret the
state transformation in Ethiopia in light of Chinese capital,
arguing for a “state in society” framework which does not treat
the state as a unitary black box. This analysis challenges the
conventional binary staple which is often framed on whether China
is the new imperialist power plundering Africa’s resources or is
Africa’s historically all-weather friend. This volume offers an
original contribution to knowledge on China’s relations with
Ethiopia in particular, and with Africa in general.