China–Uganda and the question of mutual benefits

Warmerdam, Ward; Dijk, Meine Pieter van

doi:10.1080/10220461.2013.811339

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“…State-owned enterprises are only engaged in a limited number of sectors (construction, banking and energy) while privately owned enterprises (POE) have a much broader level of engagement. Additionally, state-owned enterprises are often driven by political and strategic motivations in addition to commercial motivations (Warmerdam and van Dijk, 2013a, 2013b). Finally, Chinese private enterprises play an increasingly important role both in China itself, and China’s economic development, and in the international arena.…”

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“…There is information about the Ugandan economy, government policies and the Ugandan government’s priority sectors. In a limited number of cases ECCO introduced companies to relevant companies of government officials in Uganda, either at the request of the Ugandan government or at the request of the Chinese companies themselves (Warmerdam and van Dijk, 2013a, 2013b). However, none of the private enterprise respondents mentioned ECCO playing such a role when they came to Uganda.…”

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“…This current paper adds to this literature by looking at Chinese private companies in Uganda. China’s engagement in Uganda has been studied by Lee (2007) and Warmerdam and van Dijk (2013a, 2013b). Lee (2007) did not disaggregate the numerous Chinese actors in Uganda.…”

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“…State-owned enterprises and privately owned enterprises have very different characteristics, are bound by different constraints and thus engage in Africa in different ways. Warmerdam and van Dijk have made an in-depth analysis of Chinese state-owned enterprises in Uganda and compared them with private enterprises there (van Dijk and Warmerdam, 2012; Warmerdam and van Dijk, 2012, 2013a, 2013b). This paper will contribute to the growing literature on Sino-Uganda relations and the growing literature on the engagement of private Chinese companies in Africa by analysing Chinese private enterprises in Uganda.…”

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Warmerdam and van DijkWhat’s Your Story? Chinese Private Enterprises in Kampala, Uganda

Warmerdam

Dijk

2016

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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China has been engaged with Africa since the 1956. Following the domestic economic reforms of 1978, politically and ideologically motivated engagement gave way to economically and commercially driven cooperation. Successive waves of reforms in China have made the engagement more economically and commercially driven. Initially China's engagement with Africa in general was dominated by China's stateowned enterprises. More recently private enterprises have entered the arena.In discussions on China-Africa, China is often presented as a single actor. In fact, there are many 'Chinas' in Africa. More nuanced literature has disaggregated 'China' in Africa into different actors. With regard to China's economic cooperation, the literature has either focused on its state-owned enterprises or the impacts of its commercial relations on local African business and populations. This paper intends to contribute to the growing literature on Chinese private enterprises in Africa. It provides a characterization of Chinese private companies in Kampala, Uganda, based on a recent survey of 42 Chinese enterprises there. It will present the data, analysis and stories of how and when they came, what problems they encountered and how these were solved based on the in-depth interviews that were carried out. The paper will show that many of these companies are relatively small, recent entrants in Uganda, motivated by the potential of the markets and increasingly facing problems with the authorities concerning their visas and work permits. It will be concluded that life for these private enterprises in Uganda is becoming gradually more difficult. There will be a shaking out of the companies that do not provide positive contributions to the local economy and society in general. This leaves many, especially smaller, Chinese private entrepreneurs uncertain about their future in Uganda.

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2016

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“…Increasing labor costs in BRICS (as their economies become more industrialized), also present an opportunity for Africa to attract FDI that promotes employment generating growth and economic diversification. In fact a number of case studies document the growing trend of BRICS' firms moving to establish themselves in Africa for various reasons, namely to: position themselves to take advantage of the burgeoning consumer demand; reduce production costs related to exporting raw material from Africa to their home countries; take advantage of Africa's regional and international trade agreements (especially with the European Union and United States); and mitigate higher labor costs in their home countries (Pigato and Tang 2015;Shen 2015;Chakrabarti and Ghosh 2013;Warmerdam and van Dijk 2013). All these reasons are consistent with Dunning's (2001) eclectic paradigm of why firms engage in international production.…”

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Emerging Economies' versus Advanced Countries' Investment Impact in Africa

Ezemenari¹,

Tiruneh²,

Wamboye³

2016

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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Eurocentrism, FDI and Spillovers: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges

Kopiński,

Jura

2023

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China–Uganda and the question of mutual benefits

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

Warmerdam and van DijkWhat’s Your Story? Chinese Private Enterprises in Kampala, Uganda

Warmerdam and van DijkWhat’s Your Story? Chinese Private Enterprises in Kampala, Uganda

Emerging Economies' versus Advanced Countries' Investment Impact in Africa

Eurocentrism, FDI and Spillovers: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges

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