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Africa's world trade : informal economies and globalization from below / / Margaret C. Lee
| Africa's world trade : informal economies and globalization from below / / Margaret C. Lee |
| 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. |
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Lee Margaret C.
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Recolonisation of Africa : the coloniality of data / / Everisto Benyera
| The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Recolonisation of Africa : the coloniality of data / / Everisto Benyera |
| Autore | Benyera Everisto |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 pages) |
| Disciplina | 337.604 |
| Collana | Routledge Contemporary Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises - Africa
Data mining - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Colonialism and imperialism
Politics and government International relations |
| ISBN |
1-00-315773-4
1-000-39669-X 1-003-15773-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Data coloniality: A decolonial perspective of Africa and the 4IR -- Historicising Africa's subjugation -- Contextualising the colonial project in Africa -- Data mining, harvesting and datafication -- Networks, big data and data coloniality: Whither Africa's sovereignty? -- The 4IR as the mother of all destructions and accumulations -- Mapping Africa's destiny in the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Africa's eunuch condition and the omnipresent footprints of the four industrial revolutions. |
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Benyera Everisto
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| Taylor & Francis, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey
| The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey |
| Autore | Patey Luke A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Sudan
Petroleum industry and trade - South Sudan International business enterprises - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84904-538-0
1-84904-537-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Half-title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Introduction: Three Minutes in February ; Asia's oil giants and Sudan; Oil and war in Sudan; PART I: SUDAN ; 1. American Dreaming ; The African frontier; Into the Sudd; Grand plans; Uncle Sam; Forging ahead; 2. The Long Goodbye ; Petro-politik; The road to rebellion; Hunkering down; Downfall; An executive decision; 3. Boardrooms and Battlefields ; Wheeling, dealing, and destroying; Seeking partners; Targeting Talisman; Losing the battle; The limits of global activism; The Asian replacements
PART II: CHINA 4. Oil for the Party ; The rise of the petroleum faction; Enduring Party politics; The oil boss; Getting the timing right; Serve the servant; 5. A Chinese Miracle ; Rediscovery; Learning under fire; Training ground; A promotional tool; The pearl of Africa; PART III: INDIA ; 6. Keeping the Lights On ; High and dry; Reassembling the machine; A new man in charge; All hands on deck; 7. An Oil Titan Reincarnated ; The China threat; The real power behind giants; The rewards of oil; Company before country; PART IV: DARFUR ; 8. The Rise and Fall of an Activist Campaign Sudan seen from CaliforniaThe battle on the Home Front; Missing the target; Challenging China; Collateral damage; 9. War in Peace ; The oil curse; Old greed, new grievances; Protectors become predators; 10.18; Losing trust; PART V: TWO SUDANS ; 10. New Country, Old Problems ; Oil games; Stagnation; The state to come; Getting acquainted; Shutdown; Mistakes of the past; 11. The Reform Years ; Life without oil; The devil in the pipeline; Portfolio management; Friends and enemies; Losing Nirvana; Conclusion: The Sudanese Factor ; The business and politics of oil in China and India The global impact of Sudan and South Sudan on Asia's oil giantsA fragmented future; Notes ; Index |
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Patey Luke A.
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| London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey
| The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey |
| Autore | Patey Luke A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Sudan
Petroleum industry and trade - South Sudan International business enterprises - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-84904-538-0
1-84904-537-2 |
| Classificazione |
MI 13094
QR 534 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Half-title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Introduction: Three Minutes in February ; Asia's oil giants and Sudan; Oil and war in Sudan; PART I: SUDAN ; 1. American Dreaming ; The African frontier; Into the Sudd; Grand plans; Uncle Sam; Forging ahead; 2. The Long Goodbye ; Petro-politik; The road to rebellion; Hunkering down; Downfall; An executive decision; 3. Boardrooms and Battlefields ; Wheeling, dealing, and destroying; Seeking partners; Targeting Talisman; Losing the battle; The limits of global activism; The Asian replacements
PART II: CHINA 4. Oil for the Party ; The rise of the petroleum faction; Enduring Party politics; The oil boss; Getting the timing right; Serve the servant; 5. A Chinese Miracle ; Rediscovery; Learning under fire; Training ground; A promotional tool; The pearl of Africa; PART III: INDIA ; 6. Keeping the Lights On ; High and dry; Reassembling the machine; A new man in charge; All hands on deck; 7. An Oil Titan Reincarnated ; The China threat; The real power behind giants; The rewards of oil; Company before country; PART IV: DARFUR ; 8. The Rise and Fall of an Activist Campaign Sudan seen from CaliforniaThe battle on the Home Front; Missing the target; Challenging China; Collateral damage; 9. War in Peace ; The oil curse; Old greed, new grievances; Protectors become predators; 10.18; Losing trust; PART V: TWO SUDANS ; 10. New Country, Old Problems ; Oil games; Stagnation; The state to come; Getting acquainted; Shutdown; Mistakes of the past; 11. The Reform Years ; Life without oil; The devil in the pipeline; Portfolio management; Friends and enemies; Losing Nirvana; Conclusion: The Sudanese Factor ; The business and politics of oil in China and India The global impact of Sudan and South Sudan on Asia's oil giantsA fragmented future; Notes ; Index |
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Patey Luke A.
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| London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey
| The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey |
| Autore | Patey Luke A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Sudan
Petroleum industry and trade - South Sudan International business enterprises - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-84904-538-0
1-84904-537-2 |
| Classificazione |
MI 13094
QR 534 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Half-title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Introduction: Three Minutes in February ; Asia's oil giants and Sudan; Oil and war in Sudan; PART I: SUDAN ; 1. American Dreaming ; The African frontier; Into the Sudd; Grand plans; Uncle Sam; Forging ahead; 2. The Long Goodbye ; Petro-politik; The road to rebellion; Hunkering down; Downfall; An executive decision; 3. Boardrooms and Battlefields ; Wheeling, dealing, and destroying; Seeking partners; Targeting Talisman; Losing the battle; The limits of global activism; The Asian replacements
PART II: CHINA 4. Oil for the Party ; The rise of the petroleum faction; Enduring Party politics; The oil boss; Getting the timing right; Serve the servant; 5. A Chinese Miracle ; Rediscovery; Learning under fire; Training ground; A promotional tool; The pearl of Africa; PART III: INDIA ; 6. Keeping the Lights On ; High and dry; Reassembling the machine; A new man in charge; All hands on deck; 7. An Oil Titan Reincarnated ; The China threat; The real power behind giants; The rewards of oil; Company before country; PART IV: DARFUR ; 8. The Rise and Fall of an Activist Campaign Sudan seen from CaliforniaThe battle on the Home Front; Missing the target; Challenging China; Collateral damage; 9. War in Peace ; The oil curse; Old greed, new grievances; Protectors become predators; 10.18; Losing trust; PART V: TWO SUDANS ; 10. New Country, Old Problems ; Oil games; Stagnation; The state to come; Getting acquainted; Shutdown; Mistakes of the past; 11. The Reform Years ; Life without oil; The devil in the pipeline; Portfolio management; Friends and enemies; Losing Nirvana; Conclusion: The Sudanese Factor ; The business and politics of oil in China and India The global impact of Sudan and South Sudan on Asia's oil giantsA fragmented future; Notes ; Index |
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Patey Luke A.
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| London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The operations of Chinese infrastructure multinationals in Africa : mediating two development processes / / Yuxuan Tang
| The operations of Chinese infrastructure multinationals in Africa : mediating two development processes / / Yuxuan Tang |
| Autore | Tang Yuxuan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
| Disciplina | 337.6 |
| Soggetto topico | International business enterprises - Africa |
| ISBN | 981-16-2562-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Abstract -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction of Study -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Why Focus on Infrastructure Investment and Infrastructure Multinationals? -- 1.2.1 Strategic Nexus of China's Operation in Africa -- 1.2.2 Framework of Infrastructure MNEs' Strategies in Developing Markets -- 1.3 Theoretical Contributions -- 1.4 Structure of Study -- Appendix: Example of Involvement of Chinese Firms in African Infrastructure -- Bibliography -- 2: Background of Chinese Outward FDI and Chinese MNEs in African Countries -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Overview of Chinese Outward FDI in Africa -- 2.3 Driving Force of China's Outward FDI to Africa -- 2.3.1 The Supply-Side -- 2.3.2 The Demand-Side -- Fulfilling the Requirements of China on Natural Resources -- Accelerating Optimisation of Industrial Structure -- Meeting the Development Needs of Africa on Infrastructure -- 2.3.3 Bilateral Investment Treaties -- 2.4 Modes of Infrastructure Related Investments -- 2.4.1 Combination of Funds Flow in Infrastructure Programme -- 2.4.2 Package Cooperation (Firms-Government) -- 2.4.3 Overseas Industrial Cooperation Zone (Firm-Level Operation) -- 2.4.4 Aid-Based Cooperation (Project-Government) -- 2.5 The Emergence of Chinese MNEs in Africa -- 2.5.1 Competitive Advantages of Chinese MNEs -- 2.5.2 Structure of Chinese Multinationals Corporations in Africa -- 2.5.3 Political Implications: Three Main Relationships of Chinese Multinationals in Africa -- 2.5.4 A Heterogeneous Continent: Africa in China's Eyes -- Bibliography -- 3: Literature Review -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mainstream Theories -- 3.2.1 The Eclectic Paradigm -- 3.2.2 Strategic Motivations -- 3.2.3 FSA-CSA Framework for MNEs -- 3.2.4 The Institutional Perspectives: Home- and Host- Country -- 3.2.5 Location Choice.
3.2.6 Political Economy and MNEs -- 3.2.7 Liability of Foreignness -- 3.3 Theoretical Perspectives on Rise of Chinese OFDI and MNEs -- 3.3.1 Competitive Advantages of Chinese MNEs -- 3.3.2 Motivations of Chinese MNEs -- 3.4 Debate on China in Africa -- 3.4.1 FDI and Infrastructure -- Role of Infrastructure in Attracting FDI -- Investing in Infrastructure -- 3.4.2 China and Africa -- Bibliography -- 4: Methodology and Data -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Feasibility of Mixed-Method Strategy -- 4.2.1 Mixed-Method Design for Telecommunication Cases -- 4.2.2 Single-Method Case Study Utilisation for Construction Sector -- 4.3 Quantitative Method -- 4.3.1 Model Specification -- 4.3.2 Maximum Likelihood Estimator -- 4.3.3 Criterion of Collection -- 4.4 Qualitative Data -- 4.4.1 Sample Characterises -- 4.4.2 Sample Selection -- Host Country -- Case Companies and Relevant Institutions -- Numbers of Cases -- 4.4.3 Structure of the Interviews -- Question Structure of ICT Firms -- Questions Structure of Construction Firms -- Questions Structure of Official/Governmental Institutions -- Organisation Type A -- Organisation Type B -- 4.5 Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- 5: Conceptualising Infrastructure Multinationals' Provision: Case of Chinese IMNEs in Africa -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The General Features of Infrastructure Investment -- 5.3 MNEs in Infrastructure and Development -- 5.4 Conceptualising Infrastructure Multinationals -- 5.4.1 Central Activity of Infrastructure MNEs: Infrastructure Project -- 5.4.2 Participants of Infrastructure Investment -- 5.4.3 Realising the Infrastructure Creation in Host Countries -- 5.5 The 'Traditional' and/or 'Enigmatic' Nature of Chinese IMNEs -- 5.5.1 Asset Firm Specific Advantages -- 5.5.2 Relationship Firm Specific Advantages -- 5.5.3 Developmental Country-specific Advantages. 5.5.4 Institutional Country Specific Advantages -- 5.6 The Hierarchical Structure of Strategies -- 5.7 Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- 6: The Determinants and Motivations of Chinese Telecommunication MNEs in Africa: Effects of Host Countries' Economic Environment on IMNEs' Location Choice -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Study Propositions -- 6.2.1 New Varieties of State Ownership and Location Choices -- 6.2.2 Propositions -- Propositions on Determinants of Location Choice -- Proposition 5 Chinese IMNE in general will have a strong tendency to invest in countries with higher ranked institutions. For these in ICT the SOEs may be relatively less concerned by risky institutions than private ones with more direct concer -- Market-Seeking Potential -- Proposition 6a The greater the infrastructure gap at a host country the more scope that exists for IMNEs to benefit from participation. Proposition 6b For ICT IMNEs the more positive the signs for a country's market growth the mo -- 6.3 Methods -- 6.3.1 Model Specification -- 6.3.2 Data -- Variables -- Dependent Variable -- Independent Variables -- Macro-economic Environment -- FDI Experience for China -- National Attractiveness -- Diplomatic Ties -- Year Dummy -- Institutional Environment -- Market of Telecommunication Sector -- Knowledge Seeking/Efficiency Seeking -- 6.4 Results -- 6.4.1 The Country-level Determinants of Firm's Decision -- 6.4.2 The Firm Specific Motivations on Decision -- 6.5 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix -- Summary of Variable Construct, Measure Purposes and Data Sources -- Comparison of Two Companies -- Early Achievements of Market Activities in Africa -- Bibliography -- 7: Internationalisation and Development: Case Analysis of Chinese IMNEs in Mozambique and South Africa -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Government Bargaining Process -- 7.2.1 Bargaining Processes. 7.2.2 Building Up the Relationship for Tier-one Bargaining -- Home Governments Perspectives -- Host Governments' Perspectives -- Multilateral Relationship -- 7.2.3 Tier-two Bargaining -- 7.3 Bilateral Governments' Roles in Infrastructure Investment -- 7.3.1 Host Government -- 7.3.2 Home Government -- 7.4 Country Specific Advantages -- 7.4.1 Home country CSAs -- 7.4.2 Host Country Specific Advantages -- Country Risk -- Corruption -- Democratic and Regulatory Environment -- Democratic Requirement -- 7.4.3 Countries Comparison-Political Implication -- South Africa -- Chinese Investment in South Africa -- Mozambique -- 7.5 IMNEs Firm-Level Performance in Africa -- 7.5.1 Sector Differences Drive Different Performances -- Sectors Comparison-Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ICT and Physical Construction -- Firm Specific Advantages -- Motivations -- Infrastructure Provision: Low Cost Technology to Fill in the Gap of Local Telecommunication -- Provision of Low Cost Technology -- Source of Donation -- Locally-Specific Production -- Leverage and Bidding -- Role of Subsidiary: Structure of Company -- Local Innovation -- Difficulties -- The Impact of Chinese Telecommunication Investment -- Contribution to the Group -- Contribution to Local Economy -- Technology Spillover -- General Analysis of Chinese Construction Sector -- Competition in Infrastructure Investment -- Differences between SOEs and POEs in Construction Provision: Outputs vs. Outcomes -- Expansion in Africa -- POE -- SOEs -- Motivation of Overseas Investment in Africa -- Lengthen of Investment -- Bidding and Leverage Process -- The Structure of Company: Organisation Hierarchy -- Difficulties -- Supply Chain -- POE -- SOE -- Contribution to Local Economy -- POE -- SOE -- 7.5.2 Ownership structure of IMNEs issues. Ownership Structure Comparison-Three Major Types of Chinese IMNEs in Africa -- Private Firms in Infrastructure -- Provincial State-Owned Enterprises -- 7.6 Bilateral Development -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- 8: Conclusion -- 8.1 Background Review of China in Africa -- 8.2 Conceptualisation of IMNEs -- 8.3 Key Results -- 8.3.1 Determinants and Motivations of Location Choice -- 8.3.2 Mediating Development and Internationalisation Performance -- 8.4 Areas for Further Study -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Tang Yuxuan
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| Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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