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1 online resource (178 pages) |
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Africa Now |
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Africa Now
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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C: Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004D: Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover |
| Summary |
A remarkable and original exploration of the impact of how international markets and trade regimes impact the lives of ordinary Africans |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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International business enterprises -- Africa
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Development economics & emerging economies.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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Commerce
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Economic history
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International business enterprises
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Africa -- Commerce -- China
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Africa -- Commerce
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Africa -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001548
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China -- Commerce -- Africa
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Africa
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China
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780323527 |
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1780323522 |
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9781780323534 |
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1780323530 |
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1780323506 |
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9781780323503 |
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