Despite its global hypothesis, in the African context, the democracy-or-prosperity arguments wheel around Africa’s largely enviably untapped wealth and the continent’s painful dark political history where totalitarianism of all brands had been the order of the day.
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Democracy or Prosperity, Which Comes First In Africa’s Bid for Prosperity
on October 1st, 2011
The Dragon in Africa
on June 24th, 2011
While some Western companies are reluctant to invest large sums in states with questionable governments, or human rights records, Chinese firms have no such qualms. They desperately need the abundant natural resources such as oil and copper to fuel their massive economic growth, and they must look beyond their own borders to secure future supply.
