General methodological issues about China in Djibouti

Questions générales de méthodologie à propos de la Chine à Djibouti

Thierry Pairault ()
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Thierry Pairault: CECMC-CCJ - Centre d'études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine - CCJ - Chine, Corée, Japon - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - UPD7 - Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Reading a study on Chinese presences along the maritime silk route (in this specific instance in Djibouti) disturbed me, as from the introduction it clearly suggested that the former French colony's indebtedness to China was due to investments made by a Chinese company. It became clear to me that the author's point of view showed a certain conceptual confusion which very obviously obscured the writing of this article. It is the demonstration of a methodological bias affecting many studies on Sino-African relations that I have focused on in this paper.

Keywords: China; Djibouti; investment; development; Chine; investissement; développement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-03-24
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