Chinese construction companies in Angola : a local linkages perspective

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dc.contributor.authorCorkin, Lucy
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-14T14:31:04Z
dc.date.available2013-06-14T14:31:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-03
dc.description.abstractChina tends to spearhead its economic overtures to African countries through high-level bilateral negotiations. The prevailing view is that Chinese companies operating in African countries do not use local labour, materials or any other inputs in the undertaking of their contracts. Focusing on the strategic orientation of large Chinese companies state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operating in Africa’s infrastructure sectors, the report seeks to focus on the determinants of their sourcing behaviour, the manner in which this reflected in their use of local inputs, and in their linkages to the national system of innovation (NSI) in an African country. Using the case study of Angola, the objective of this report was to firstly understand how Chinese construction companies develop their sourcing and procurement strategies in their African operations, what factors affect these strategies and whether there is anything unique in the way in which local linkages with the host country are developed or avoided. Secondly the research seeks to determine how Chinese construction companies can be further encouraged to pursue local linkages in their operations.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (80 p. : ill.)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-77011-233-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/51381
dc.identifier.urihttp://commodities.open.ac.uk/discussionpapers
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Open Universityen
dc.relation.ispartofMaking the Most of Commodities Programme (MMCP) discussion paper / University of Cape Town and Open University; no. 2en
dc.subjectCHINESE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIESen
dc.subjectANGOLAen
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYen
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENTERPRISESen
dc.subjectECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREen
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENTen
dc.subjectCHINAen
dc.titleChinese construction companies in Angola : a local linkages perspectiveen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105107001
idrc.project.number105107
idrc.project.titleMaking the Most of Commodities Program (sub-Saharan Africa)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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