- Title
- Chinese engagement of Zimbabwe and the limits of elite agency:
- Creator
- Chipaike, Ronald
- Creator
- Bischoff, Paul, 1954-
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161548
- Identifier
- vital:40637
- Identifier
- https://0-doi.org.wam.seals.ac.za/10.1177/0021909619848783
- Description
- This article contends that Zimbabwe’s agency in its engagement with China has been limited and at best circumscribed. This owes to factors such as indifference by state authorities to cooperation with civil society actors in negotiating with Chinese actors, the desperation of the The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front regime in the face of isolation by erstwhile partners as well as the opacity and secrecy that characterizes significant areas of the Zimbabwe–China relationship. The pressing need for critical institutions such as parliament to play independent oversight roles as well as the creation of space for civil society watchdog functions are highlighted as key enablers if Zimbabwean agency is to generate positive gains from the country’s engagement with China.
- Format
- 8 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Asian and African Studies
- Relation
- Chipaike, R. and Bischoff, P.H., 2019. Chinese engagement of Zimbabwe and the limits of elite agency. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 54(7), pp.947-964
- Relation
- Journal of Asian and African Studies volume 54 number 7 947 964 May 2019 1745-2538
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