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McDonald, Heather (2020)

Australian Dairy Company Takeovers by China: The Case of Mengniu Dairy, Lion D&D, and Bellamy’s Organic

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

This thesis focusses on Chinese dairy company takeovers in Australia. In particular the Chinese company ‘Mengniu Dairy Company’ taking over the Australian companies ‘Lion Dairy & Drinks Pty Ltd’ and ‘Bellamy’s Organic Ltd.’. The question this thesis answers is the following: Are Chinese dairy company takeovers in Australia beneficial to the Australian dairy industry? The two case studies will help to answer this question. By using case study analysis, process tracing, and preference attainment, this thesis will add a completely new debate to the academic literature. In the end, this thesis argues that Chinese dairy company takeovers in Australia are beneficial to the Australian dairy industry in the short term, because of the influx of foreign capital. However, they are not beneficial in the long term, because Australia will loose its food sovereignty and food security networks to China.

China

Australia

Dairy

Mengniu Dairy

Company Takeovers

Food Sovereignty

Food Security

Author

McDonald, Heather

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Global Political Economy

Supervisors

Black, Lindsay

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en