Africa''s World Trade [[electronic resource] ] : Informal Economies and Globalization from Below
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| Autore: |
Lee Margaret C
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| Titolo: |
Africa''s World Trade [[electronic resource] ] : Informal Economies and Globalization from Below
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Zed Books, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 382.096 |
| Soggetto topico: | Africa -- Commerce -- China |
| Africa -- Commerce | |
| Africa -- Economic conditions | |
| China -- Commerce -- Africa | |
| International business enterprises -- Africa | |
| Commerce | |
| Business & Economics | |
| Local Commerce | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | LeeMargaret C |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front 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 |
| African 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 | |
| Textiles 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 | |
| AGOA 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 | |
| C: Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004D: Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A remarkable and original exploration of the impact of how international markets and trade regimes impact the lives of ordinary Africans. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Africa's world trade |
| ISBN: | 1-78032-350-6 |
| 1-78032-352-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463669803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Africa now (Zed Books)