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The Rising ‘China Model’ of Educational Cooperation with Africa

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Economics, Aid and Education

Part of the book series: The World Council of Comparative Education Societies ((CIEDV))

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Globalization and the economic growth of some developing countries are not new issues. Moreover, when globalization takes the form of a knowledge-based economy, education is increasingly becoming a crucial factor in the contemporary neo-liberal market of the world (Robertson, 2007, p. 19). Educational practice is embedded in economic activities as well as political competition and is also present within the complexity of international relations.

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  1. Faculty of Education, Liverpool Hope University, UK

    Dr. Tingting Yuan

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  1. The University of Western Ontario, Canada

    Suzanne Majhanovich

  2. Brigham Young University, USA

    Macleans A. Geo-JaJa

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Yuan, T. (2013). The Rising ‘China Model’ of Educational Cooperation with Africa. In: Majhanovich, S., Geo-JaJa, M.A. (eds) Economics, Aid and Education. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-365-2_12

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