11:00 - 12:30
The Political Economy of Managing FDI in Africa
Room: Aston Webb – C-Block Lecture Theatre
Stream: The Political Economy of Development in Africa: The Politics of Economic and Social Transformation
Chair/s:
Giles Mohan
11:00 - 11:15
Th-A49 Politics of Transformation 9-P-001
Political settlements and inward investment strategies: the case of Ghana’s oil
Giles Mohan
The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
11:15 - 11:30
Th-A49 Politics of Transformation 9-P-002
The political economy of managing industrial FDI and labour relations in Ethiopia
Carlos Oya, Florian T Schaefer
SOAS, University of London, London, United Kingdom
11:30 - 11:45
Th-A49 Politics of Transformation 9-P-003
Exploring the Dynamics between the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), the Chinese Business Institutional Mechanism and Tacit Networks in Chinese Private Investment in Ethiopia
Weiwei Chen
SOAS, University of London, London, United Kingdom, Ethiopia Investment Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
11:45 - 12:00
Th-A49 Politics of Transformation 9-P-004
Beyond Politics? Drivers and motivations for Ethiopia and China’s financing and development of wind energy infrastructure in Ethiopia
Frangton Chiyemura
PhD Student, Development Policy and Practice Group, FASS, The Open University (UK), Milton Keynes, United Kingdom