Discussion Paper 44

This Discussion Paper investigates the extent to which China's own experience in regional infrastructural development as the center piece of its development strategy can be replicated in the African continent. The author argues that China's extensive investment in Africa's infrastructure - from dams to major trunk roads - is a positive development in light of the neglect of this important sector..

Dr. Lawal Mohammed Marafa is a professor in the Department of Geografy and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include tourism and the environment, tourism policy and education, ecotourism, leisure, recreation planning and management, natural resource management, knowledge sharing and management for development and sustainable development related to the Millennium Development Goals of the UN, and Africa and China