Africa's Global Engagement : Perspectives from Emerging Countries
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: A New Friend from the South? -- 2. From the Boer War to the End o Apartheid -- 3. Australia Tries to Forget Africa -- 4. Australia Re-discovers Africa ... and Then Tries to Forget It Again -- 5. Political Partisanship and Australia's Volatile Aid to Africa -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix: Australia's Merchandise Trade with Africa -- Index.
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This book offers analysis of Australia's engagement with Africa, as well as the country's rather unique status as a 'new' actor and emerging country in Africa. With its empirical originality and comparative contribution, the book fills a gap in both the study of Africa's global engagement with emerging countries, and in connection with Australia's largely unknown engagement with African states--back cover.