Desenvolvimento socioeconômico em Angola: análise decolonial dos investimentos chineses direcionados ao setor agrícola

Abstract

Angola is one of Southern Africa's leading economies. Throughout its development process, Angola gave priority to investments in the oil sector, which quickly became the main engine of its economy. This choice made the country vulnerable to the fluctuations of the international market. To overcome this situation, the government is focusing on the diversification of the economic base, through the development of other sectors. Thus, this dissertation focuses on the Angolan agricultural sector, since it constitutes an important strategy to diversify the economy and overcome the socioeconomic problems verified in Angola, especially poverty and food insecurity. To achieve socioeconomic development, Angola has China as an important partner. The Asian country has consistently introduced itself throughout the African continent. Angola has a prominent role as a destination for Chinese investments. Therefore, the central objective of this dissertation is to analyze the implications of Chinese investments on the Angolan agricultural sector and their contribution to Angola's socioeconomic development process. The theoretical perspective adopted was decoloniality. The analysis was conducted using the case study strategy, with the use of qualitative methodology and quantitative data, based on descriptive statistics. Furthermore, the analysis technique used was the literature and document review. It is concluded that Chinese investments targeting Angola's agricultural sector partially contribute to socioeconomic development, as it stimulates agricultural productivity and incomes, but on the other hand, it may not stimulate the African country's autonomy, but rather dependence on it.