LEADER 04593nam 2200685 450 001 9910533330303321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-21825-1 010 $a1-78032-350-6 010 $a1-78032-352-2 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350218253 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(OCoLC)892799675 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350218253 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1812472 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000570271 100 $a20210311h20212014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfrica's world trade $einformal economies and globalization from below /$fMargaret C. Lee 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2014. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (178 pages) 225 1 $aAfrica Now 311 0 $a1-78032-351-4 311 0 $a1-322-18082-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 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. 606 $aInternational business enterprises$zAfrica 606 $aDevelopment economics & emerging economies$2bicssc 607 $aAfrica$xCommerce$zChina 607 $aAfrica$xCommerce 607 $aAfrica$xEconomic conditions 607 $aChina$xCommerce$zAfrica 615 0$aInternational business enterprises 615 7$aDevelopment economics & emerging economies 676 $a382.096 700 $aLee$b Margaret C.$0719545 801 0$bEBLCP 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910533330303321 996 $aAfrica's world trade$91397229 997 $aUNINA