Africa's global infrastructures : south-south transformations in practice / Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne and Yifan Yang (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hönke, Jana, editor.

Cezne, Eric, 1991- editor.

Yang, Yifan, editor.

International African Institute, associated with work.

Series:

African arguments.

Oxford scholarship online.

African arguments

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public works--Africa.

Public works.

Investments, Foreign--Africa.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The boom in South-South relations since the early 2000s has seen a flurry of investment in African infrastructure from emerging markets across the Global South. While the extent to which these projects spur growth is constantly debated, few studies have addressed their impact on ground-level political and socio-economic practices in Africa - or their consequences for transnational governance more broadly. Through the lens of infrastructure, this book investigates the developmental ideas, processes and techniques that have travelled to and emerged from Africa as a result of Global South-led projects. How have they been adapted, transformed and contested by local actors? How does this shape business-society relations? And how has this challenged the Western-dominated global order?

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle

Title

Copyright

Contents

About the Authors

List of Abbreviations

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

1. Infrastructure Globalities: Emerging Practices at the African Frontier: Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne and Yifan Yang

Part One Beyond Models

2. Beyond the 'China Model': Towards a Relational Understanding of Development Practices in China-Africa Relations: Raoul Bunskoek

3. The Practices of Indian and Brazilian Infrastructure Builders in Africa: Barnaby Joseph Dye, Mathias Alencastro and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira

Part Two Contestations

4. South-South Cooperation Monitoring Movements: Engaging Southern Powers in Africa 'from Below': Laura Trajber Waisbich

5. Challenging Chinese Mining Companies: NGO Advocacy Practices and the 'Boomerang Model': Jan Sändig and Jana Hönke

6. Contested Practices: Controversies over the Construction of Lamu Port in Kenya: Benard Musembi Kilaka

Part Three Everyday Entanglements

7. A Global Sense of Workplace: Labour Relations in Sino-African Construction Sites: Elisa Gambino and Mandira Bagwandeen

8. Investment as Community Development? Business-Society Relations around Brazilian and Chinese Projects: Michael Godet Sambo and Phyllis Bußler

Part Four Conclusions

9. On African Globalities and Frontier Zones: Vineet Thakur

10. South-South Transformations in Practice: Conclusions and Outlook: Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne and Yifan Yang

Notes

References

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

At foot of title: International African Institute.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 18, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197782835

0197782833

9780197783382

0197783384

OCLC:

1430500163