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The Dragons Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa Audiobook, by Deborah Brautigam Play Audiobook Sample

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa Audiobook

The Dragons Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa Audiobook, by Deborah Brautigam Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Pam Ward Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 9.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781541447820

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

22

Longest Chapter Length:

59:56 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

16:22 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

40:14 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These debates, however, took place with very few hard facts. China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace.

This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Drawing on three decades of experience in China and Africa, and hundreds of interviews in Africa, China, Europe and the US, Brautigam shines new light on a topic of great interest.

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About Pam Ward

Pam Ward, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, found her true calling reading books for the blind and physically handicapped for the Library of Congress’ Talking Books program. The fact that she can work with Blackstone Audio from the beauty of the mountains of Southern Oregon is an unexpected bonus.