The Political Economy of ChinaUS Relations: Digital Futures and African Agency [Hardcover]

This book offers a rich perspective on Africas agency in the changing global order marked by intense geopolitical contestations. It discusses ways in which the African continent has been on the margins of the global economic system because of the actions of major powers and Africas own leaders, and how this legacy can be overcome. The book covers an uncharted ground in analyzing the intersection between geopolitical rivalry, digital futures, and Africas place in the world. This text makes a clarion call for African leaders and citizens to define better development pathways for the continent through insisting on ethical and transformation leadership as well as building credible institutions that are inclusive. This, according to the author, will ensure a sounder basis for Africas positive agency. Further, the book makes a strong case for structural transformation that is innovation-led, and that African decision-makers should leverage US-China rivalries to achieve Africasown development interests.

Chapter 1: Crisis and turbulence in global order.-Part 1: Chinas Global Rise: Reconfiguring Power after the Cold War.- Chapter 2: The race for global supremacy: the limits to power and hegemony.- Chapter 3: The China challenge: peaceful and non-hegemonic?.- Part-2: Changing Dynamics in China-US Relations: From Strategic Containment to Competitive Rivalry.- Chapter 4: US foreign policy and China: From Nixon to Bush.- Chapter 5: The Obama doctrine: the Asia pivot and isolation.- Part 3: Towards an Alternate World Order: China, the South, and Western Hegemony.- Chapter 6: Chinas multi-track strategy: SCO, BRICS, AIIB, BRI.- Chapter 7: The Trump Era: Trade and technology wars.-Chapter 8: Chinas Evolving Soft Power.-Part 4: Shaping the Geo-strategic Nexus: Africa and China, US Relations.- &ll#'