growth and social change in China during the last quarter of a century. Contagious Capitalism contends that FDI …One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of "reform and openness … liberalization played several roles in the process of China's reforms. First, it placed competitive pressure on the state sector to …

With the growing presence of China in Africa over the last two decades, this paper investigates the impact of Chinese … partners of African countries, including the U.S., France, and Germany. Also, we explore whether China's new relationship with … evidence that Chinese investment crowds out U.S. investment in Africa, whereas France seems to be competing with China. These …