Christina Wolf
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Christina Wolf
@christina-wolf.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @Univerity of Hertfordshire, heterodox economist with focus on industrial policy. Bereaved parent.
Nicholas Jepson & Oyuna Baldakova: Chinese State Capital as a Partner for Resource-Based Structural Transformation? The Belt and Road Initiative and Downstream Linkages in Bolivia and Kazakhstan
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Chinese State Capital as a Partner for Resource-Based Structural Transformation? The Belt and Road Initiative and Downstream Linkages in Bolivia and Kazakhstan - The European Journal of Development Re...
Lee argues that outbound Chinese state capital (CSC) is distinct from global private capital in terms of a greater willingness to accommodate recipient country priorities. This article uses the cases ...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Lorena Lombardozzi: Structural Transformation Through a Multi-vector Geo-economic Governance? BRI and Upgrading of the Uzbek Gas Industry
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Structural Transformation Through a Multi-vector Geo-economic Governance? BRI and Upgrading of the Uzbek Gas Industry - The European Journal of Development Research
Gas is a strategic source of energy and Uzbekistan ranks 11th in the world for mining and 14th for reserves. The article investigates whether and how the BRI and Chinese capital have contributed to Uz...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Yunnan Chen: Technology Transfer on the Belt and Road: Pathways for Structural Transformation in Ethiopia’s Standard Gauge Railways
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Technology Transfer on the Belt and Road: Pathways for Structural Transformation in Ethiopia’s Standard Gauge Railways - The European Journal of Development Research
In the surge of outward finance that coalesced into the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), this article examines how the intersection of Ethiopia’s industrialisation ambitions, in tandem with Chinese inf...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Christina Wolf: Construction as a Springboard for Industrialisation: Chinese Overseas Construction Projects and Structural Transformation in Angola, Ethiopia and Nigeria
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Construction as a Springboard for Industrialisation: Chinese Overseas Construction Projects and Structural Transformation in Angola, Ethiopia and Nigeria - The European Journal of Development Research
This paper looks at Chinese construction projects in Angola, Nigeria and Ethiopia—the three countries that registered the highest cumulative value of construction projects completed by Chinese firms i...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Linda Calabrese: Diversifying Away from Extractives -The Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Capital and Industrialisation in the Kyrgyz Republic
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Diversifying Away from Extractives: The Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Capital and Industrialisation in the Kyrgyz Republic - The European Journal of Development Research
With its infrastructural offer and emphasis on connectivity, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to support developing countries aiming to industrialise. The literature on industrialisatio...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Guanie Lim & Andrew Jia-Yi Kam: Chinese Investment in Malaysia: (De)Industrialization amidst Greater Financial and Trade Connectivity
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Chinese Investment in Malaysia: (De)Industrialization amidst Greater Financial and Trade Connectivity - The European Journal of Development Research
China–Malaysia economic engagement has deepened since the 1990s. The scale and scope of this relationship has also expanded significantly following the 2013 announcement of the Belt and Road Initiativ...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Weiping Li & Saite Lu: Assessing Structural Transformation and the Potential Impacts of Belt and Road Initiative Projects in Africa
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Assessing Structural Transformation and the Potential Impacts of Belt and Road Initiative Projects in Africa - The European Journal of Development Research
Infrastructure development, central to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is crucial for facilitating structural transformation. However, numerous critics contend that the Initiative serves as a tool...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Here is an overview of the papers in the SI

Linda Calabrese, Rhys Jenkins & Lorena Lombardozzi: The Belt and Road Initiative and Dynamics of Structural Transformation
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The Belt and Road Initiative and Dynamics of Structural Transformation - The European Journal of Development Research
Structural transformation is among the core questions in development economics, but in recent decades, the discipline has shifted its focus away from production and transformation in favour of analyse...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM