Does It Matter Whom You Trade With? The Case of African Institutions and Chinese Trade
(2011) NEKM01 20112Department of Economics
- Abstract
- The debate on Chinese activities in Africa has so far been polemic and inconclusive. In parallel, the literature on how trade affects institutions has evolved while failing to draw any definite conclusions. By joining the two areas of research, this study seeks to make contributions to two ongoing debates. The study is based on the understanding that entrepreneurs engage in foreign trade, and in activities intended to promote institutional change, based on their perceived self-interest. Through a cross-country analysis of the effects of trade with China, and with a group of Western countries, on institutional development in Africa, this stud finds that different trade partners can have divergent impacts on institutions. Importantly, the... (More)
- The debate on Chinese activities in Africa has so far been polemic and inconclusive. In parallel, the literature on how trade affects institutions has evolved while failing to draw any definite conclusions. By joining the two areas of research, this study seeks to make contributions to two ongoing debates. The study is based on the understanding that entrepreneurs engage in foreign trade, and in activities intended to promote institutional change, based on their perceived self-interest. Through a cross-country analysis of the effects of trade with China, and with a group of Western countries, on institutional development in Africa, this stud finds that different trade partners can have divergent impacts on institutions. Importantly, the results indicate that trade with China had a positive impact on African institutions in the 1980s, but a negative impact in the 1990s. (Less)
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- author
- Salomonsson, Gustaf LU
- supervisor
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- Sonja Opper LU
- organization
- course
- NEKM01 20112
- year
- 2011
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Institutions, Institutional Change, Trade, China, Africa
- language
- English
- id
- 2203790
- date added to LUP
- 2011-11-11 09:06:00
- date last changed
- 2011-11-11 09:06:00
@misc{2203790, abstract = {{The debate on Chinese activities in Africa has so far been polemic and inconclusive. In parallel, the literature on how trade affects institutions has evolved while failing to draw any definite conclusions. By joining the two areas of research, this study seeks to make contributions to two ongoing debates. The study is based on the understanding that entrepreneurs engage in foreign trade, and in activities intended to promote institutional change, based on their perceived self-interest. Through a cross-country analysis of the effects of trade with China, and with a group of Western countries, on institutional development in Africa, this stud finds that different trade partners can have divergent impacts on institutions. Importantly, the results indicate that trade with China had a positive impact on African institutions in the 1980s, but a negative impact in the 1990s.}}, author = {{Salomonsson, Gustaf}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Does It Matter Whom You Trade With? The Case of African Institutions and Chinese Trade}}, year = {{2011}}, }