LEADER 04696nam 22007453u 450 001 9910463669803321 005 20210107193632.0 010 $a1-78032-350-6 010 $a1-78032-352-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000570271 035 $a(EBL)1812472 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001454312 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11796535 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001454312 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11496185 035 $a(PQKB)10170671 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1812472 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000570271 100 $a20141013d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrica''s World Trade$b[electronic resource] $eInformal Economies and Globalization from Below 210 $aLondon $cZed Books$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (178 p.) 225 1 $aAfrica Now 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78032-351-4 311 $a1-322-18082-2 327 $aFront Cover; Africa Now; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Dedication; Introduction; The complexity of Africa's involvement in global trade; Structure of the book; Methodology; 1 Globalization from above and globalization from below; Globalization; Neoliberalism; Globalization from above; Globalization from below; The creation of Afro-neoliberal capitalism and the elite consensus; Conclusion; 2 Chocolate City (Guangzhou) in China; The origins of Chocolate City in Guangzhou 327 $aAfrican trading posts, transnational spaces, and the immigrant community as a bridge to the host communityAfrican traders and the long journey to Chocolate City; The complicated world of African traders in Chocolate City; African trading posts, transnational spaces, and the immigrant community as a bridge to the host community: a critical analysis; African traders: a concluding assessment; What is the future of globalization from below in Guangzhou?; 3 The non-hegemonic world of Africa-China trade; Globalization from below and African market traders 327 $aTextiles and clothing: the special case of South AfricaHeadline news: we must stop the Chinese onslaught - the special case of the Ghanaian steel industry; We destroy counterfeit Chinese goods; Globalization from below and Chinese market traders; The sex trade: prostitutes as commodities to trade in the world of globalization from below; The non-hegemonic world of Africa-China trade: implications for globalization from below and Africa's trade regimes; 4 Humanizing the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): inside apparel and textile factories; A brief overview of US-Africa relations 327 $aAGOA in historical and contextual perspective4.1 Total exports from AGOA beneficiaries; The AGOA Textile and Apparel Provision; 4.2 African clothing exports to the USA, 2002-10; 4.3 US textile and apparel imports from top AGOA exporters; AGOA factories: the workers are human beings; AGOA's future; A symbiotic relationship between globalization from above and globalization from below and an unimaginable tragedy; Conclusion; Africa's trade regimes; Africa's markets and globalization from below; The future of Africa's world trade; Appendix; A: Trade Act of 2002; B: AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 327 $aC: Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004D: Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover 330 $aA remarkable and original exploration of the impact of how international markets and trade regimes impact the lives of ordinary Africans. 410 0$aAfrica now (Zed Books) 606 $aAfrica -- Commerce -- China 606 $aAfrica -- Commerce 606 $aAfrica -- Economic conditions 606 $aChina -- Commerce -- Africa 606 $aInternational business enterprises -- Africa 606 $aCommerce$2HILCC 606 $aBusiness & Economics$2HILCC 606 $aLocal Commerce$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aAfrica -- Commerce -- China. 615 4$aAfrica -- Commerce. 615 4$aAfrica -- Economic conditions. 615 4$aChina -- Commerce -- Africa. 615 4$aInternational business enterprises -- Africa. 615 7$aCommerce 615 7$aBusiness & Economics 615 7$aLocal Commerce 676 $a382.096 700 $aLee$b Margaret C$0719545 702 $aLee$b Margaret C 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463669803321 996 $aAfrica's world trade$91397229 997 $aUNINA