Gendered Impacts of China's Development Initiatives in the Global South

China’s development initiatives become ever more important as major western powers retreat from international development cooperation. This book provides the first in-depth examination of the gender impacts of China’s engagements. Chinese and other global south scholars collaborate to produce a compelling account addressing this knowledge gap. * Susie Jolly, Institute of Development Studies, UK * Gendered Impacts of China’s Development Initiatives in the Global South fills a large gap in the literature on Global China with an empirical focus on women-led activism and civil society groups who engage with and contest China’s rising presence in the Global South. The essays span Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. As the essays attest, the transnational contestation of China-backed large-scale energy infrastructure projects often results in not only achieving their intended goals but also contributing to a shift in China’s policies and business practices. This book sheds light on the variegated Southern feminist re-imagination of international cooperation, South-South relations, and the integration of women’s human rights into development practice. It is a must read for all who want to better understand China’s rising presence in the global south, and the ways marginalized communities are demanding a seat at the table of negotiations with China. * Lisa Rofel, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA *