Africa and Globalization : Challenges of Governance and Creativity
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Africa in a Globalized World -- Globalization -- Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Africa -- Layout of the Book -- Conclusion -- Part I: Africa's Adaptation to Globalization -- Chapter 2: The Rediscovery of Africa -- Conclu...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cham : Palgrave Macmillan US,
2018
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | African Histories and Modernities Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | Globalization Africa-Economic integration Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (261 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Africa in a Globalized World -- Globalization -- Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Africa -- Layout of the Book -- Conclusion -- Part I: Africa's Adaptation to Globalization -- Chapter 2: The Rediscovery of Africa -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Globalization and the Creative Space in Africa: Implications for Governance and Development -- The Context -- The Nature of Globalization -- Creativity and the Challenge of Globalization -- Scholarship -- The Arts -- Governance -- Development of Value Chain -- Recreation (Sporting) Activities -- Media -- Conclusion: Sustaining Creativity in the Face of Globalization -- Chapter 4: Postcolonial Africa's Development Trajectories -- Introduction -- Modernization Ideas in Africa -- Postcolonial Modernization Era -- The Era of Institutionalization -- Post-Cold War Era -- Modernization and Africa's Development -- Sub-Saharan Africa and South-South Economic Cooperation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Collective Social Action: Enlightenment Ethic and the Rise of Modern Individualism -- Introduction -- Definition of Individualism and Collectivism14 -- Modernity and Its Crisis -- Crises of Modern African State -- A Return to the African Ethic of Communitarianism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Same Migrants, Two Business Models: Culture-Centered and Non-Traditional Businesses Established by Ethiopians and Eritreans in Washington DC -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- Findings -- Culture-Centered Businesses: Restaurants, Cafes and Small Stores -- Non-Traditional Businesses -- Discussion -- Limitations and Further Research -- Chapter 7: Making Sense of South Africa's Soft Power: Projections, Prospects and Possibilities -- Introduction -- Soft Power and Constructivism -- Communicative Contexts of South Africa's Soft Power -- Agents. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (261 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783319749051 3319749056 9783319749044 3319749048 |