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Globalisation and the Rise of the State? Chinese Geogovernance in Zambia

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  • Pádraig Carmody
  • Godfrey Hampwaye
  • Enock Sakala

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The predominant narrative of globalisation is that it has led to a decline in the power of the nation state and an increase in the power of markets. Others note that the power of the state has increased along some dimensions, even as it has lost economic power. Both of these literatures, however, tend to be too reductive by focusing on the national scale. In contrast, this paper argues that globalisation may reconfigure, respatialise, and potentially increase the economic and political power of certain states. This hypothesis is tested empirically through reference to Chinese engagement in the Southern African country of Zambia using data obtained from in-depth interviews conducted with government officials, Chinese business owners, employees and other key informants.

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  • Pádraig Carmody & Godfrey Hampwaye & Enock Sakala, 2012. "Globalisation and the Rise of the State? Chinese Geogovernance in Zambia," New Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 209-229.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cnpexx:v:17:y:2012:i:2:p:209-229
    DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2011.552107
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    1. Gönenç Uysal, 2021. "Turkey’s Sub-imperialism in Sub-Saharan Africa," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 53(3), pages 442-461, September.
    2. Ken Kamoche & Geoffrey Wood, 2023. "International business and Africa: Theoretical and applied challenges, and future directions," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 54(5), pages 956-967, July.

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