Are Africa's world markets really contributing to development across the continent for individuals, nations and regions? This is the key question posed by Margaret Lee in this provocative book, in which she argues that all too often the voices of African traders are obscured amid a blizzard of statistical analysis. However, it is these very voices - from those operating on the ground as formal or informal traders - that must be listened to in order to form a true understanding of the impact trade regimes have on these individuals and their communities.Featuring a wealth of oral histories from across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, including Africans in China, Africa's World Trade offers a unique insight into how the complexity of international trade agreements can shape the everyday lives of ordinary Africans.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-09
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781780323534
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:Africa Now

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Margaret C. Lee is associate professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of The Political Economy of Regionalism in Southern Africa; SADCC: The Political Economy of Development in Southern Africa; and co-editor of Unfinished Business: The Land Crisis in Southern Africa and The State and Democracy in Africa. Her current research focuses on Africa's international trade regimes and globalization from above.

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Through the stories of the traders, migrants and others who connect Africa with China, Margaret Lee enlightens readers on the human mesh that sustains economic relations between China and Africa. This work is set to inform and influence the varied studies and policy reviews that are being undertaken in this fast developing area.

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Introduction1. Globalization from above and globalization from below2. Chocolate City (Guangzhou) in China3. The non-hegemonic world of Africa-China trade4. Humanizing the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): inside apparel and textile factoriesConclusionAppendix