The Sino-African investment discourse in the broader topic of African development has two major narratives: Firstly, China as the savior of Africa’s development after decades of failed Western development aid, and secondly, China as the devil, who exploits poor weak African states. For a bachelor thesis, I went to explore the perceptions involved in this issue in the Zambian construction sector.
Tag: Zambia
Classical Economics relies on Monopoly models, Oligopoly models, and Perfect Competition. Their predictive power and accuracy are up for discussion, but they do help (especially economics students) to illustrate and explain macroeconomic behavior. During a recent stay in Zambia, I observed the consequences of lacking alternatives for economic actors.