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  • The Dragon's Gift:The Real Story of China in Africa

    The Real Story of China in Africa

    by Deborah Brautigam ...
    Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Will Africa Feed China?

    by Deborah Brautigam ...
    Is China building a new empire in rural Africa? Over the past decade, China's meteoric rise on the continent has raised a drumbeat of alarm. China has 9 percent of the world's arable land, 6 percent of its water, and over 20 percent of its people. Africa's savannahs and river basins host the planet's largest expanses of underutilized land and water. Few topics are as controversial and emotionally ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Will Africa Feed China?

    by Deborah Brautigam ...
    Is China building a new empire in rural Africa? Over the past decade, China's meteoric rise on the continent has raised a drumbeat of alarm. China has 9 percent of the world's arable land, 6 percent of its water, and over 20 percent of its people. Africa's savannahs and river basins host the planet's largest expanses of underutilized land and water. Few topics are as controversial and emotionally ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    The Dragon's Gift

    The Real Story of China in Africa

    by Deborah Brautigam ...
    Narrated by Pam Ward ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 45 min

    Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges

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    Published in association with Harper Collins the completely revised and updated third edition of the Atlas of Global Development vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. 'This is an excellent up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of and staff teaching higher levels of geography .... a clear concise easily-accessible and well-illustrated ... Read more

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  • Improving Municipal Management For Cities To Succeed: An Ieg Special Study

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