Preface; Foreword by Deborah Brautigam; List of abbreviations; 1. A 'Model' with no model; 2. Trade; 3. Infrastructure; 4. Agriculture; 5. Manufacturing; 6. Special economic zones; 7. Employment and training; 8. Social and environmental responsibility; Conclusion; Index.
Decades-long field research, investigate Chinese approach in Africa's development, reinterpret classics on industrial capitalism, and reveal effects of non-linear synergism
Tang Xiaoyang is associate professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University and deputy director at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. His research interests include political philosophy, China's engagement in Africa and the modernization process of the developing countries. He is the author of China-Africa Economic Diplomacy (2014 in Chinese) and has published extensively on Asia-Africa relations. He completed his PhD in the philosophy department at the New School for Social Research in New York. He also worked for the World Bank, USAID, IFPRI and various research institutes and consulting companies.
'As Sino-African relations deepen and mature, the debate about how
this may affect the continent's development trajectory is diverse
and at times contradictory. Tang Xiaoyang's analysis provides an
interesting perspective, arguing that Beijing's pragmatic approach
to economic dealings offers up to Africa a new set of
opportunities, hitherto largely overlooked.' Ian Taylor, Professor,
University of St Andrews
'Tang Xiaoyang's book is a thoughtful, and at time robustly argued,
assessment of China's role in African development. Based on a close
reading of the literature and substantive field work, Prof Tang
focuses on the pragmatic approach guiding Chinese engagement with
development questions in Africa and how this has shaped practical
outcomes. Coevolutionary Pragmatism makes a timely and welcome
contribution to our understanding of an important relationship too
often obscured by sensationalism.' Chris Alden, Professor of
International Relations, The London School of Economics and
Political Science
'Coevolutionary Pragmatism is a landmark study that is already part
of the canon of global China studies. Provocative yet balanced,
thorough in analysis yet lucid in writing, the book is a powerful
contribution to the current debate on China's involvement in the
Global South and beyond.' Miriam Driessen, The China Quarterly
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