Institute of Development Studies

China

Innovative research and knowledge partnerships exploring China’s development and its impact on a changing world

China matters for development. Its transformation into an influential global power raises new challenges for development thinking and development agencies. Its rapid growth and global influence challenges the division between developed and developing countries, or donor and recipients. It is estimated that China’s aid budget to Africa will, in a decade, surpass that of the OECD countries.

China has also succeeded in growing rapidly and reducing poverty through policy programmes which have at times challenged the orthodoxy in development practice. Its rapidly evolving relationship with developing countries as trading partner, investor and aid provider differs substantially from western donors.

The role of China cannot be ignored. Many countries, particularly in Africa, see aid, trade and investment from China as an attractive alternative and supplement to links with OECD countries. These countries also need to work effectively with China to address the pressing global problems that confront us today such as financial stability, health care and Climate Change.

IDS China Group

IDS is working with Chinese partners and has set up a cross-Institute China Group. And it is creating a unique niche where Chinese perspectives are brought into development studies – a perspective that is currently lacking.

Our Approach

Expertise – We adopt a multi-displinary approach to development research and policy in order to understand China’s role in development as well as bringing together the two fields of Development Studies and China studies.

Partnership – We work with Chinese scholars in the UK and Chinese partners in China as well as an extensive network of developing country partners in the South.

Events

Chian and Africa in Development seminar series 'China and Africa: Meeting the Challenges of Consolidation?'

Dates: 6 May 2010
Time: 13.00 - 14.30 China and Development seminar

Speaker: Dr Chris Alden, LSE
IDS Convening Space. All welcome.

China and Africa in Development seminar series ‘China and Africa: Positives and Negatives in the New World Order’

Dates: 13 May 2010
Time: 12.30 - 14.00 China and Development seminar

Speaker: Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society

All welcome.

Latest Publications on China »

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Humphrey, J. and Messner, D. (2006) 'Unstable Multipolarity? China's and India's Challenges for Global Governance', Briefing Paper , Bonn: German Development Institute
InterMedia (2005) 'China: A Market Analysis'
Urban, F. and Wang, Y. (2009) 'Energy, climate change and low carbon development in China', InFocus Policy Briefing 9.4 9.4
Urban, F. (2009) 'Climate change mitigation revisited: Low-carbon energy transitions for China and India', Development Policy Review Journal Vol 27 (6) :693-715
Cook, S. (2009) 'China’s Rise – Implications for International Development', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 8.0, Brighton: IDS

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China projects at IDS »»

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Agricultural Biotechnology & Policy Processes in Developing Countries - (Ongoing)
Assessment of large and small hydropower options - Global climate change requires climate-friendly low carbon energy options. Hydropower is a low carbon energy sources which is globally abundant and has a high potential. Hydropower has been used around the world for centuries. In recent years, both small and large hydropower developments have seen increased use. (Ongoing)
China as the new 'shaper' of global development - The pace and significance of China's rise has implications for both traditional and emerging powers, as well as for developing countries. This plays a role for energy and climate change and for many other development issues. Rising Powers Network is a new network that will place China as the new 'shaper' of global development under the ESRC's Rising Power's Programme. (Ongoing)
China Health Development Forum - (Ongoing)
China Low Carbon Platform - A new knowledge-sharing web platform supporting an international network for low carbon energy and low carbon development in China. (Ongoing)