Die Chinesen nennen es Yidai Yilu IBM ?Ein Gürtel, eine Strasse?. Die Deutschen erinnern sich vorzugsweise an Marco Polo und sprechen darum von der Neuen Seidenstrasse. Es handelt sich um das vermutlich gröt︣e Infrastrukturprojekt der Menschheitsgeschichte, an dem sich inzwischen mehr als...

The 21st Century era of globalization has opened up many investment alternatives for Africa. This book examines the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa's socio-economic development with particular reference to Europe and Asia's two biggest emerging economic powers, China and India....

Africa’s population is projected to reach almost 2.5 billion by 2050. Migration from Africa to the EU is relatively stable, at around 500,000 migrants per year, or 0.1 percent of the EU population, yet irregular immigration into the EU has increased recently. Development is often seen as the...