Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (14)

The Washington versus the Beijing Consensus: The Battle of Economic Policy Ideas and Africa’s Development – A Case Study of Nigeria (2025)
Thesis
Olufelo, D. Y. The Washington versus the Beijing Consensus: The Battle of Economic Policy Ideas and Africa’s Development – A Case Study of Nigeria. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis critically examines Nigeria’s economic trajectory under the Washington Consensus and China’s success under the Beijing Consensus, assessing their impacts on trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), infrastructure development, and macroecon... Read More about The Washington versus the Beijing Consensus: The Battle of Economic Policy Ideas and Africa’s Development – A Case Study of Nigeria.

Alternative Perspectives on Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development: Three Cases of Rural Development in China (2024)
Thesis
Zhang, X. Alternative Perspectives on Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development: Three Cases of Rural Development in China. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This research investigates the nexus between industrialisation and rural growth in China, while providing alternative perspectives on inclusive and sustainable growth patterns. Instead of considering rural areas in China as homogenous, this research... Read More about Alternative Perspectives on Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development: Three Cases of Rural Development in China.

Emerging green industry and growth toward net-zero economy on the Tibetan Plateau in China (2024)
Thesis
Niangjijia, (. Emerging green industry and growth toward net-zero economy on the Tibetan Plateau in China. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Given the urgency of climate stabilization, a deeper and holistic understanding of the key factors driving green industry and growth toward net-zero economy is of growing significance. In China, green growth has been on the rise since the turn of the... Read More about Emerging green industry and growth toward net-zero economy on the Tibetan Plateau in China.

China’s development strategy: Lessons for Latin America’s industrial policies (2024)
Thesis
Cortes Rondoy, J. China’s development strategy: Lessons for Latin America’s industrial policies. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is divided into two parts. The first explores China's development trajectory and progress in industrial upgrading, as well as the development experiences and obstacles faced by Latin American countries. The second part focuses on Mexico a... Read More about China’s development strategy: Lessons for Latin America’s industrial policies.

Making Sense of China’s ‘New Normal’ Economy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Connections in Between (2022)
Thesis
Zou, L. Making Sense of China’s ‘New Normal’ Economy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Connections in Between. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

A few years ago, two concepts, namely the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the ‘New Normal’ Chinese economy, caught the attention of many economists. They both received an overwhelming amount of attention and are still centres of discussion today,... Read More about Making Sense of China’s ‘New Normal’ Economy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Connections in Between.

The Dynamics of Reforms of Large State-Owned Enterprises in China: A Theoretical and Political Economy Analysis (2020)
Thesis
Shen, H. The Dynamics of Reforms of Large State-Owned Enterprises in China: A Theoretical and Political Economy Analysis. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Although the Chinese economy has grown dramatically in the last 40 years, the bulwark of the economy, large state-owned enterprises (SOEs), still encounter major dilemmas in the form of political, economic and social factors. This thesis offers a the... Read More about The Dynamics of Reforms of Large State-Owned Enterprises in China: A Theoretical and Political Economy Analysis.

Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development : Population and Individual Level Perspectives (2019)
Thesis
Pinna Pintor, M. Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development : Population and Individual Level Perspectives. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation is a study of the relationship between health and economic development. It aims to provide a general reconstruction of the problem by analysing it at the aggregate, population level and at the individual, microeconomic level. In eac... Read More about Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development : Population and Individual Level Perspectives.

Institutional Complementarities and Regional Economic Growth in China : A Comparative Study of Nanjing and Suzhou (2018)
Thesis
De Podestá Gomes, A. Institutional Complementarities and Regional Economic Growth in China : A Comparative Study of Nanjing and Suzhou. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

This thesis seeks to illuminate and compare two different ‘models’ of economic development
trailed by two different prefecture-level cities in China: Nanjing and Suzhou. Although both
are considered affluent cities, and located in the same broad ec... Read More about Institutional Complementarities and Regional Economic Growth in China : A Comparative Study of Nanjing and Suzhou.