Book description
This book focuses on underexploited data drawn from various legal disputes over the Doraleh Container Terminal in order to paint a portrait of SSC when it comes to infrastructure financing and construction in Africa as provided both by the UAE and China. By producing a detailed account of the drivers…
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1 author picked The Doraleh Disputes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved this book because it deals with one of the most intriguing elements of China’s engagement in Africa – its relationship with small state of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.
It is based on extensive primary research and gives great insights into the competition between different external powers and the way in which the Djiboutian state has been able to negotiate this to its own advantage. In particular it shows how Dubai World Ports was displaced from the port by a Chinese company. Barton has a keen (geo)political analytical sense and supports his arguments with detailed and compelling…
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