Africa’s Development Trajectory: Lessons from China

Magbadelo, John Olushola

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“…China has developed a full-scale presence of its assets in the African continent. 45 For example, it has committed significant funds to building green energy infrastructure, including the Mambila hydroelectric dam in Nigeria (USD 2.5 billion) and the Grand Inga hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo (USD 14 billion combined from Chinese, Spanish, and Congolese lenders). A USD 3 billion project to build railways, mines, and ports is underway in Gabon.…”

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The Winner Takes It All?: Innovations of China’s Soft Power Strategies

Gorian,

Dadhich

2024

Journal of East Asia and International Law

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The Winner Takes It All?: Innovations of China’s Soft Power Strategies

Gorian,

Dadhich

2024

Journal of East Asia and International Law

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“…The main goal was to demonstrate how increased productivity growth in agriculture is critical for food security and how this affects human development. The rationale was that, rather than focusing the impact of agriculture on poverty and GDP (as has been the case in the current literature) [22][23][24], the assessment of agricultural productivity growth should be aimed at enhancing food sustainability and human development. This study is justified because poverty and GDP growth are normally assessed by financial indicators.…”

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Assessing Africa’s Agricultural TFP for Food Security and Effects on Human Development: Evidence from 35 Countries

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Population growth, food shortages, and low levels of human development have been longstanding issues confronting many African countries. Agricultural productivity remains a critical goal for mitigating these challenges and ensuring overall economic development. Total factor productivity (TFP) is a crucial metric for determining a sector’s overall growth. However, due to a lack of comprehensive assessments of the trends and determinants of TFP growth in African agriculture, there are disagreements. Within the context of inclusive human development, the impact of agricultural productivity is frequently misrepresented in the current literature. This paper estimated TFP growth and assessed its impact on human development in Africa. Due to technological improvement, TFP increased moderately at a 5.4% growth rate across African countries over the period (2001–2019). Empirical evidence indicates that TFP growth enhances human development in the long run, but the effect varies according to levels of human development (HDI) and the nature of growth over time. For instance, higher levels of human development tend to mitigate the impact of TFP. Further analysis revealed that technical efficiency improvement is critical for enhancing food safety and human development. Policy recommendations for improving TFP for food security and human development in Africa are provided. Further investigation into agricultural TFP’s impact beyond the poverty measure in Africa is encouraged.

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Africa’s Development Trajectory: Lessons from China

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The Winner Takes It All?: Innovations of China’s Soft Power Strategies

The Winner Takes It All?: Innovations of China’s Soft Power Strategies

Assessing Africa’s Agricultural TFP for Food Security and Effects on Human Development: Evidence from 35 Countries

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