Multinationals, monopsony, and local development: Evidence from the united fruit company
E Méndez, D Van Patten - Econometrica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the role of private sector companies in the development of local
amenities. We use evidence from one of the largest multinationals of the 20th century: the …
amenities. We use evidence from one of the largest multinationals of the 20th century: the …
Top management team's formal network and international expansion of Chinese firms: The moderating role of state ownership and political ties
This article explores the role of the formal network centrality of top management teams (TMT)
for foreign expansion, looking at the case of Chinese firms. The former is defined by the …
for foreign expansion, looking at the case of Chinese firms. The former is defined by the …
[HTML][HTML] Do Chinese firms in Africa pay lower wages? A comparative analysis of manufacturing and construction firms in Angola and Ethiopia
C Oya, F Schaefer - World Development, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper analyses wage differences between Chinese and non-Chinese firms in Angola
and Ethiopia. The growing engagement of Chinese firms in sub-Saharan Africa has …
and Ethiopia. The growing engagement of Chinese firms in sub-Saharan Africa has …
Global China in the American heartland: Chinese investment, populist coalitions, and the new red scare
J Rodenbiker - Political Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
A specter is haunting the American heartland—the specter of global China. As US-China
geopolitical tensions rise, China-related investments in US land have become ground zero …
geopolitical tensions rise, China-related investments in US land have become ground zero …
The compound labor regime of Chinese construction projects in Ethiopia
D Fei - Geoforum, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper unpacks the compound labor regime (CLR) of Chinese construction projects in
Africa to investigate the spatial politics of management strategy and workers' agency. It …
Africa to investigate the spatial politics of management strategy and workers' agency. It …
The evolving perspectives on the Chinese labour regime in Africa
This article explores the logics, persistence and evolution of perspectives on the Chinese
labour regime in Africa. Studies find that Chinese firms' labour practices engender abuse via …
labour regime in Africa. Studies find that Chinese firms' labour practices engender abuse via …
Green silk roads, partner state development, and environmental governance: Belt and road infrastructure on the Sino-East African frontier
J Rodenbiker - Critical Asian Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is reorienting global development. Few
scholars, however, query relationships between green silk road discourse, BRI …
scholars, however, query relationships between green silk road discourse, BRI …
Chinese neoglobalization in East Africa: logics, couplings and impacts
PR Carmody, JT Murphy - Space and Polity, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The most significant case of transnational state capitalism today is China's Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI) which seeks to expand/extend the country's geoeconomic and geopolitical …
Initiative (BRI) which seeks to expand/extend the country's geoeconomic and geopolitical …
Labor conflict within foreign, domestic, and Chinese-owned manufacturing firms in Ethiopia
J Chu, M Fafchamps - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Research has documented labor conflict within foreign-owned, and especially Chinese-
owned, manufacturing firms in sub-Saharan economies. Yet, systematic comparisons of …
owned, manufacturing firms in sub-Saharan economies. Yet, systematic comparisons of …
Unpacking the competitive relations among Chinese business actors in Africa
Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in Africa has attracted much discussion on
the competitive relations between Chinese companies and their foreign or local …
the competitive relations between Chinese companies and their foreign or local …