| ID | 179102 |
| Title Proper | Domestic Audiences and Economic Opportunity Cost |
| Other Title Information | African Democratisation as a Determinant in the Recognition of China over Taiwan, 2001–2018 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ndzendze, Bhaso |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper expands upon a hitherto underexplored finding by Rich and Banerjee’s 2015 model which finds that Taiwan has done comparatively better with non-democracies in Africa. The paper proposes that democratisation makes an African state more responsive to domestic economic imperatives and thus more likely to form relations with the demographically and economically larger People’s Republic of China because of the prospective trade, aid and investment gains to be made once such a switch is affected. Seven case studies conducted over the 2001–2018 period yield results which are in line with this hypothesis. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 56, No.3; May 2021: p. 434-454 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2021-05 56, 3 |
| Key Words | Democratisation ; One China Policy ; Africa–China Relations ; Africa–Taiwan Relations |