Title The Doraleh disputes : infrastructure politics in the Global South / Benjamin Barton

Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023] ©2023

Click on the following:
Springer eBooks

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Global political transitions Global political transitions. Contents Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: SSC, the BRI and the Power Struggle Over the Doraleh Ecosystems -- Bibliography -- 2 Unpacking, Delineating and Recalibrating "Third Wave" SSC -- Introduction -- Defining "Third Wave" SSC -- SSC's Chronological and Conceptual Evolutions -- A Critical Interpretation of "Third Wave" SSC -- "Third Wave" SSC-The Panacea for Protracted Modernisation and Reform -- "Third Wave" SSC-A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? -- China, the UAE and "Third Wave" SSC The PRC at the Vanguard of the "Third Wave" -- China's "Third Wave" SSC Track Record -- The UAE's Rising Dependence on "SSC 3.0" -- Reconceptualising "Third Wave" SSC -- Bibliography -- 3 The Multilevel Politics of Djibouti's Maritime Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Maritime Infrastructure in Djibouti's Political Economy and Domestic Politics -- Maritime Infrastructure and Djibouti's Neighbourhood -- Ethiopian Interdependence: A Blessing and a Curse -- Choosing Djibouti's Ports: An Ocean of Calm in a Turbulent Neighbourhood "SSC 3.0": The Conduit for Djibouti's Maritime Infrastructure Modernisation -- An Unorthodox Route to SSC -- Seeking Cooperation Alternatives in the Global South -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4 The DCT: The Fractious Origins of a Geopolitically Sensitive Port Ecosystem -- Introduction -- The DCT's Early History (1999-2006) -- The Djibouti Dry Port -- The Port Autonome International De Djibouti -- The Doraleh Container Terminal -- The Horizon Oil Terminal -- The Djibouti Free Zone -- Other Noteworthy Investments -- Djibouti's Place in DPW (and the UAE)'s Broader Strategic Vision The Seeds of Discontent (2006-2012) -- The 2006 Concession Agreement: Royalties and Regrets -- The Blowback from the Global Financial Crisis -- Legal Disputes (2010-Ongoing): Djibouti vs. Boreh/DPW -- Legal Proceedings Against Boreh -- Legal Proceedings Against DPW -- Geopolitical Spillover -- Driving up the Competition: DPW and Djibouti's Regional Rivals -- Djibouti and the UAE's Souring Relations in Fraught Times -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 5 The Maritime Silk Road Effect in Djibouti -- Introduction -- Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Djibouti A Brief History of Sino-Djibouti Trade Relations -- Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Djibouti -- The Core of Chinese-Built Infrastructure in Djibouti -- The Doraleh Multipurpose Port -- The Addis-Djibouti Railway Line -- The Djibouti International Free Trade Zone -- Djibouti's Place in China Merchants' Broader Strategic Vision -- Legal Dispute: DPW vs China Merchants -- The Fallout Over the DMP Ecosystem -- The Conjoined Threat of Debt and Job Creation (or Lack Thereof) -- The Geopolitical Considerations of the DMP Ecosystem -- Conclusion -- Bibliography Summary 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 behind these disputes as well as the broader political outcomes they have generated, this study provides invaluable conceptual and empirical lessons on the contemporary meaning of SSC. In doing so, it helps readers garner a more acute understanding of the role played by Global South states and the private sector (SOEs) against the backdrop of SSC. Benjamin Barton is the author of Political Trust and the Politics of Security Engagement: China and the European Union in Africa (2017) and co-editor of China and the European Union in Africa: Partners or Competitors? (2011). His research interests centre around economic statecraft and local agency attached to the BRI. Barton is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, where he convenes modules on Chinese foreign policy and on the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Infrastructure (Economics) -- Political aspects -- Djibouti Harbors -- Djibouti -- Djibouti Harbors International economic relations SUBJECT Djibouti -- Foreign economic relations -- China China -- Foreign economic relations -- Djibouti Djibouti -- Foreign economic relations -- United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates -- Foreign economic relations -- Djibouti Subject China Djibouti Djibouti -- Djibouti United Arab Emirates Form Electronic book ISBN 9789811974397 981197439X

  Permalink