Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria

The question of how to promote structural transformation is central in fostering sustainable growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries in Africa. Following China’s domestic economic transformation and its growing outward investments in the developing world, we seek to understand how Chine...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yunnan, Sun, Irene Yuan, Ukaejiofo, Rex Uzonna, Xiaoyang, Tang, Bräutigam, Deborah
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147943
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author Chen, Yunnan
Sun, Irene Yuan
Ukaejiofo, Rex Uzonna
Xiaoyang, Tang
Bräutigam, Deborah
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description The question of how to promote structural transformation is central in fostering sustainable growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries in Africa. Following China’s domestic economic transformation and its growing outward investments in the developing world, we seek to understand how Chinese investment in Africa, particularly in manufacturing, may help to foster industrialization and in turn the structural transformation of African economies. We focus on Chinese investments and partnerships in Nigeria, a salient destination for Chinese manufacturing foreign direct investment in Africa, and examine the potential mechanisms of technology transfer that might catalyze such transformation. We find some small but significant cases of potential technology transfer, particularly through technical partnerships between firms. However, the future potential of such mechanisms will depend on the initiative of Nigerian actors to leverage Chinese investment to their interest.
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spelling CGSpace1479432025-11-06T06:38:23Z Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria Chen, Yunnan Sun, Irene Yuan Ukaejiofo, Rex Uzonna Xiaoyang, Tang Bräutigam, Deborah supply chains technology transfer structural dynamics manufacturing industrialization foreign investment The question of how to promote structural transformation is central in fostering sustainable growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries in Africa. Following China’s domestic economic transformation and its growing outward investments in the developing world, we seek to understand how Chinese investment in Africa, particularly in manufacturing, may help to foster industrialization and in turn the structural transformation of African economies. We focus on Chinese investments and partnerships in Nigeria, a salient destination for Chinese manufacturing foreign direct investment in Africa, and examine the potential mechanisms of technology transfer that might catalyze such transformation. We find some small but significant cases of potential technology transfer, particularly through technical partnerships between firms. However, the future potential of such mechanisms will depend on the initiative of Nigerian actors to leverage Chinese investment to their interest. 2016-11-21 2024-06-21T09:23:33Z 2024-06-21T09:23:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147943 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148428 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151364 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chen, Yunnan; Sun, Irene Yuan; Ukaejiofo, Rex Uzonna; Xiaoyang, Tang; and Bräutigam, Deborah. 2016. Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1565. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147943
spellingShingle supply chains
technology transfer
structural dynamics
manufacturing
industrialization
foreign investment
Chen, Yunnan
Sun, Irene Yuan
Ukaejiofo, Rex Uzonna
Xiaoyang, Tang
Bräutigam, Deborah
Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria
title Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria
title_full Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria
title_fullStr Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria
title_short Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria
title_sort learning from china manufacturing investment and technology transfer in nigeria
topic supply chains
technology transfer
structural dynamics
manufacturing
industrialization
foreign investment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147943
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