Published
Oct 17, 2022Page count
156 pagesISBN
978-1529226324Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 17, 2022Page count
156 pagesISBN
978-1529226331Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 17, 2022Page count
156 pagesISBN
978-1529226331Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies to the Global South
This book unpacks the political economy of China’s COVID-19 vaccine supplies to the Global South. Examining the political and economic forces at play, the book demonstrates how China’s vaccine provisions have been determined by a complex set of commercial interests, domestic politics and geopolitical relationships.
The book sheds light on how domestic interests shape China’s role in global governance and its international economic engagement. Its analysis contributes to broader academic debates on the politics and economics of crises, as well as offering new insights on how pre-existing political and market forces shape aid and trade in the context of crisis.
“China rapidly became a major supplier of COVID-19 vaccines. Why? How? To whom? Based on careful empirical research, this book is indispensable reading for anyone in search of serious answers.” Stuart Blume, University of Amsterdam
“A crucial account of the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Chinese sources, it unpacks the complex factors underlying China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ to the Global South.” Cobus van Staden, Managing Editor of the China-Global South Project
Pippa Morgan is Lecturer in Political Science at Duke Kunshan University, China.
1. Introduction
2. Contextualizing China’s Position in Global Health
3. ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’
4. Market Forces and Commercial Chinese Vaccine Sales
5. Conclusion: Between Politics and Business
