China-Africa Legal and Judiciary Systems: Advancing Mutually Beneficial Economic Relations ()
ABSTRACT
This paper provides a comparative longitudinal assessment of legal and
judicial reforms relevant for China-Africa economic relations. It draws on and
extends aspects of institutional and organizational theory, focusing on the
concepts of convergence, alignment, hybridization, and institutional voids.
Data were obtained from publically available databases from reputable
international organizations including the World Bank and the World Economic
Forum. Results point to areas where China has made progress more than Africa,
and areas where serious capacity and performance gaps remain, especially for
individual African countries. The paper provides a brief discussion of the
implications for the need to build organizational capacities necessary for
strengthening China-Africa economic law and advancing mutually beneficial
economic relations and concludes by identifying research limitations, and areas
for future research.
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M. Kiggundu, "China-Africa Legal and Judiciary Systems: Advancing Mutually Beneficial Economic Relations,"
Beijing Law Review, Vol. 4 No. 4, 2013, pp. 155-167. doi:
10.4236/blr.2013.44020.