Abstract
Jurek Seifert’s case study focuses on the tensions between Brazil’s development cooperation and its emerging economic interests and the implications of this for dependency theory. In so doing, Seifert considers whether dependency theory is in fact a useful tool for analysing emerging powers’ involvement in Africa. He applies a critical eye to notions of South–South cooperation, analysing the merits and demerits of an accumulation strategy centred on a global Southern ‘charm offensive’.
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Seifert, J. (2016). New Dynamics or Old Patterns? South–South Cooperation Between Brazil and Angola. In: van der Merwe, J., Taylor, I., Arkhangelskaya, A. (eds) Emerging Powers in Africa. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40736-4_7
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