Africa's World Trade :Informal Economies and Globalization from Below ( 1 )

Publication subTitle :Informal Economies and Globalization from Below

Publication series :1

Author: Lee   Margaret C.  

Publisher: Zed Books‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781780323527

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781780323510

Subject: C91 Sociology;F0 Economics;F1 The World Economic Profiles , Economic History , Economic Geography

Keyword: 人类学,世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理,经济学

Language: ENG

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Description

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

Chapter

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 community

African 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 Africa

Headline 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 perspective

4.1 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 2004

D: Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back cover

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