Africa's World Trade : Informal Economies and Globalization from Below. / .Margaret C. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Margaret C., author.

Series:

Africa Now.

Africa Now

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Africa.

International business enterprises.

Africa--Commerce--China.

Africa.

Africa--Commerce.

Africa--Economic conditions.

China--Commerce--Africa.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

A remarkable and original exploration of the impact of how international markets and trade regimes impact the lives of ordinary Africans.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781350218253

1350218251

9781780323503

1780323506

9781780323527

1780323522

OCLC:

892799675

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access