Autore	Broadman Harry G
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (422 p.)
Disciplina	382.096051
Altri autori (Persone)	IsikGozde
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-62197-4 9786610621972 0-8213-6836-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; Tables; 1 Connecting Two Continents; 2 Performance and Patterns of African-Asian Trade and Investment Flows; Boxes; 3 Challenges "At the Border": Africa and Asia's Trade and Investment Policies; 4 "Behind-the-Border" Constraints on African-Asian Trade and Investment Flows; 5 "Between-the-Border" Factors in African-Asian Trade and Investment; 6 Investment-Trade Linkages in African-Asian Commerce: Scale, Integration, and Production Networks; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452149603321

Autore	Lee Margaret C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (178 pages)
Disciplina	382.096
Collana	Africa Now
Soggetto topico	International business enterprises - Africa Development economics & emerging economies
ISBN	1-350-21825-1 1-78032-350-6 1-78032-352-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910533330303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Pretoria, South Africa : , : Africa Institute of South Africa, , 2015-
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (v, 104 pages)
Disciplina	331.11096
Soggetto topico	International relations Diplomatic relations Commerce
Soggetto genere / forma	Conference papers and proceedings. Electronic books.
ISBN	0-9783050-4-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	; [Volume 1]. A new beginning of China-Africa relations / Garth Shelton, Funeka Yazini April, Li Anshan (eds.) -- ; volume 2. Industrialisation and agricultural modernisation / editors: Dr Funeka Yazini April, Professor Garth Shelton, Professor Chris Alden, Professor Biliang Hu
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910480151503321

Autore	Brown David E (David Edward)
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, , [2012]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (x, 114 pages)
Collana	Strategic Studies Institute monograph
Soggetto topico	Investments, Chinese - Africa
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Summary -- Pt. I. China leads the developing world in fostering economic ties to Africa. The hidden dragon : China's main interests in Africa and place in the world -- Africa : aiding China's peaceful rise as a superpower -- Other BRICs and the developing world also interested in Africa -- Ten years of successful Africa-China trade : the dragon flies more swiftly than the eagle -- China's foreign direct investment in Africa : large, but estimates differ -- Pt. II. Major questions in the China-Africa economic relationship. Why did China choose to expand its economic ties to Africa? -- The push with China : 1993 shift to oil importer leads to linkage of aid/trade; 2001 WTO accession leads to "going-out" policy -- Factors in China's success in rapidly expanding economic ties with Africa -- Are Africa's new debts to China sustainable? -- Will Africa be able to industrialize because of or despite China? -- China is not a monolith : impact of nonstate Chinese actors on Africa -- Official China recognizes damage in Africa caused by poor corporate citizens -- African civil society acts to constrain poor Chinese behavior, but muzzled Chinese civil society cannot lobby Beijing for change -- The Chinese diaspora : latest large wave impacting Africa -- Pt. III. China's strategic ties to Africa : oil, minerals, and agriculture. China and oil diplomacy in Africa -- China's strategic trade in metals and minerals in Africa : implications for the United States -- China, Africa, and agriculture : food as the next strategic asset? -- Pt. IV. U.S. responses to China in Africa. Potential for U.S.-China cooperation in Africa : limited and constrained by Beijing -- Conclusion : recommendations for U.S. policymakers.
Altri titoli varianti	Hidden dragon, crouching lion
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910702285303321

Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham, Switzerland, : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (282 pages)
Disciplina	332.6735106
Collana	International Political Economy Series
Soggetto topico	Investments, Chinese - Africa Technology transfer - Africa
ISBN	3-031-38715-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- Is Chinese FDI Different? -- References -- 2 The Political Economy of FDI and Spillovers in Africa: Can China Deliver on Hirschman's Ideas -- Introduction -- FDI and Development -- Enter Hirschman and Backward Linkages -- Chinese Investment and Africa's Transformation -- The Grand Question -- References -- 3 Spillovers and the Effects of FDI: The Overview -- Direct Effects -- The Provision of Capital -- Output and Economic Growth -- Employment -- Wages -- Balance of Payments Effect -- Impact on Trade Flows -- Indirect Effects: Spillovers -- Spillover Channels -- Determinant Factors of Spillover Effects -- Technology Gap -- Country of Origin -- Length of Presence -- Foreign Ownership -- Entry Mode -- FDI Motive -- Technology Intensity -- Training of Local Personnel -- Geographical Proximity -- References -- 4 China-Africa Spillovers: The Literature Review -- Introduction -- China-Africa Economic Relations: Different Lenses -- Spillover Effects, Linkages and Technology Transfer in China-Africa Literature -- Explaining Absence -- Spillovers and Upgrading: Exploring the Relationship -- References -- 5 Eurocentrism, FDI and Spillovers: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges -- Introduction -- Spillovers, Linkages and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Sino-African Context -- Three Types of Conceptual Bias -- Chinese Investment and Conceptual Chaos -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodological Avenues for Investigating Spillovers -- References -- 6 Institutional and Cultural Obstacles of Chinese Spillover Effects in Angola -- Introduction -- Chinese and Angolan Institutional Framework -- Angola's Institutional and Political System -- Chinese Institutional and Political System. Institutional Framework and Spillover Obstacles -- Cultural Differences as Spillover Obstacles -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Institutional and Political Dimensions of FDI Spillovers in Zambia -- Introduction -- Incommensurability of Epistemologies and the Concept of Habitus -- The Zambian Context -- The Perspective of Zambian Institutions -- The Perspective of Chinese Investors -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 8 Chinese Investors in Zambia and Angola: Motives, Profile, Strategies -- Introduction: An Overview of Chinese FDI in Zambia and Angola -- Methods -- Profile of Chinese Firms in Zambia and Angola -- Motivation: Combination of Push and Pull Factors -- Push Factors -- Pull Factors -- Strategies -- Interaction with Local Suppliers -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 9 Chinese Manufacturing Companies in Zambia: Linkages vs. Enclaves -- Introduction: Economic complexity and transformation -- Methodological Considerations and Constraints -- Zambia's Manufacturing Sector -- Manufacturing in Northern Rhodesi -- Manufacturing in Zambia -- Non-FBT Manufacturing Sector in Zambia -- Chinese Investors in Zambia: Linkages vs. Enclaves -- Chinese Manufacturing Bubbles -- The Enclave Industry -- Structural Economic Disarticulation -- Small Size of the Local Economy -- Characteristics of Chinese Investors -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Image of Chinese Investments and Long-Term Projects in African and Chinese Media -- Introduction -- Africa in China, China in Africa: Data-harvesting and Analytical Procedure -- China in Africa: Quantitative Analysis -- China in Africa: Qualitative Analysis -- Angola -- Zambia -- Africa in China -- Summary and Discussion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910755083503321