Destination Africa: Contemporary Africa As a Centre of Global Encounter
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| 505 | 8 | |a Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Destination Africa: Contemporary Africa as a Centre of Global Encounter -- 1 Reversing Perspectives -- 2 The Rise of Africa and the Diversification of Global Powers: Historicity, Motivations and Itineraries -- 3 Current Encounters: Competition and Collaboration, Tensions and Mutual Understanding -- 4 Destination Africa: Identifying and Disentangling African Agencies -- 5 Threat or Opportunity? African Agency in a Globalised World -- 2. Indian Educators in Ethiopia-from 'Brothers in Faith' to 'Commercial Recruits' -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Indian Teachers in Africa -- 3 The Development of the Ethiopian Education System -- 4 Indian Educators in Ethiopia's History: 'Brothers in Faith' -- 5 Indian Professors in Today's Ethiopia: 'Commercial Recruits' -- 6 Conclusion -- 3. Dilemmas of Egalitarianism: Development Workers from the Two German States and Inequalities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Trojan Horses': The Tanzanian Development State and the Burden of Foreign Expertise -- 3 Tanzaphilia and Competing Shades of Socialism -- 4 Living Standards: 'Champions League' or Self-Sacrifice? -- 5 'Have we been Exploiters?' The Employment of Domestic Workers as Moral Dilemma -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Acknowledgements -- Archives consulted -- Interviews cited -- 4. New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape: Malaysia's Branch Campuses -- 1 Introduction: New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape-Malaysia's Branch Campuses and their Motivation to Enter the African Market -- 2 Study's Context: International Branch Campuses -- 3 Motivation of Sending Countries to Open IBCs Abroad -- 4 The Case of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Africa -- 5 Limkokwing's Motivation to Enter the African Market and Host Country Selection | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 6 Host Country Choice and Limkokwing University's Niche Market in Africa -- 6.1 High Demand for Education -- 6.2 Lack of Diversity and Novelty of Foreign Provider -- 6.3 Potential for Easy Market Entry and Operation -- 7 Conclusion -- 5. Leadership, Danwei and Asymmetrical Attentiveness: Work Relations at a Chinese Educational -- 1 Prelude -- 2 Introduction -- 3 An Educational Farm and a Construction Team -- 4 Direction of Attentiveness I: The Case of Chinese Leadership -- 4.1 To Serve the Leader -- 4.2 Don't Give the Leader Extra Trouble -- 5 Direction of Attentiveness II: The Case of Zambian Leadership -- 6 Conclusion -- 6. Hierarchies of Values and Asian Consumer Goods in Cameroon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trajectories of Trade Goods and African Agency -- 3 The Choice of the Consumers -- 4 Regimes of Value and Local Product Hierarchies -- 5 How to Cope with Uncertainty About the Quality of Products -- 6 Conclusion -- 7. 'KAAY FECC! ' (Come Dance!) Economic, Cultural and Emotional Flows in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Moving Africa(ns) to Europe: Sabar Dance Classes on the Move -- 3 'Bringing Something Back Here': Keeping Sabar Grounded in Senegal -- 3 'I Fell in Love with Africa': Passion, Dance and Emotions in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 4 In Love with Africa(ns): Shifting Borders Between Commerce and Intimacy -- 5 Conclusion -- 8. Estamos Juntos E Misturados! Intercultural Translation Between Mozambican and Brazilian Students -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: The Big Picture -- 3 Methodology: A Microcosmos -- 4 Theoretical Framework: A Perspective from the 'South' -- 5 Race and Racism in Mozambique and Brazil -- 6 'Black' to 'Mulungu'. Issues of Race and Racism Between Brazilians and Mozambicans -- 7 Mozambican Solidarity -- 8 Conclusion: Towards Further Translations | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 9. Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: A Success Subject to African Agency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: Typology and Structure of Competition -- 2.1 The First Wave (2001-2007) -- 2.2 The Second Wave (2007-2010) -- 2.3 The Third Wave (2010-2013) -- 3 Sino-Burkinabe Collaborations as a Key Element of Chinese Companies' Success: Unveiling African Extraversion Strategies -- 4 Commercial Collaboration and Intermediation: The Need for a Strong Distribution Network -- 5 Administrative and Political Collaboration and Intermediation: A Crucial Tool for Stability and Development -- 6 Conclusion -- 10. Lions Clubs in Africa: A Travelling Model and its Appropriation for the Creation -- 1 Introduction: The Lions Clubs and their Arrival in Africa -- 2 The Lions Clubs' Model: Combining a Hierarchical Structure with Space for Merit -- 3 Reasons for the Lions Clubs' Success in Africa -- 4 An African Political Project Fuelled by a North American Model -- 5 Concluding Observations: A Model for Emancipation or Alienation? -- 11. Cameroon's Kribi Deep Seaport Construction Project: Between State Ownership and Tendencies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Domestic Origins of the Kribi Seaport Construction Project -- 2.1 A Long Wait Dating Back to the First Planning Policies -- 2.2 The Revival of the Kribi Project -- 3 A Proliferation of Partnerships, But China Emerging as the Most Prominent -- 3.1 Attracting a Diverse Envelope of Partnerships for the Seaport Construction Project -- 3.2 An Effective Proliferation of Partners -- 3.3 A Gradual Dominance of Chinese Business Operators -- 4 Destination Africa Re-Appropriated: The Desire for National Control, the Threat of Extraversion and the Resurgence of Internal Forces -- 4.1 Political Uses of 'Emergence' Reflecting a Certain Governmental Hold on the Development Agenda | |
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| contents | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Destination Africa: Contemporary Africa as a Centre of Global Encounter -- 1 Reversing Perspectives -- 2 The Rise of Africa and the Diversification of Global Powers: Historicity, Motivations and Itineraries -- 3 Current Encounters: Competition and Collaboration, Tensions and Mutual Understanding -- 4 Destination Africa: Identifying and Disentangling African Agencies -- 5 Threat or Opportunity? African Agency in a Globalised World -- 2. Indian Educators in Ethiopia-from 'Brothers in Faith' to 'Commercial Recruits' -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Indian Teachers in Africa -- 3 The Development of the Ethiopian Education System -- 4 Indian Educators in Ethiopia's History: 'Brothers in Faith' -- 5 Indian Professors in Today's Ethiopia: 'Commercial Recruits' -- 6 Conclusion -- 3. Dilemmas of Egalitarianism: Development Workers from the Two German States and Inequalities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Trojan Horses': The Tanzanian Development State and the Burden of Foreign Expertise -- 3 Tanzaphilia and Competing Shades of Socialism -- 4 Living Standards: 'Champions League' or Self-Sacrifice? -- 5 'Have we been Exploiters?' The Employment of Domestic Workers as Moral Dilemma -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Acknowledgements -- Archives consulted -- Interviews cited -- 4. New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape: Malaysia's Branch Campuses -- 1 Introduction: New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape-Malaysia's Branch Campuses and their Motivation to Enter the African Market -- 2 Study's Context: International Branch Campuses -- 3 Motivation of Sending Countries to Open IBCs Abroad -- 4 The Case of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Africa -- 5 Limkokwing's Motivation to Enter the African Market and Host Country Selection 6 Host Country Choice and Limkokwing University's Niche Market in Africa -- 6.1 High Demand for Education -- 6.2 Lack of Diversity and Novelty of Foreign Provider -- 6.3 Potential for Easy Market Entry and Operation -- 7 Conclusion -- 5. Leadership, Danwei and Asymmetrical Attentiveness: Work Relations at a Chinese Educational -- 1 Prelude -- 2 Introduction -- 3 An Educational Farm and a Construction Team -- 4 Direction of Attentiveness I: The Case of Chinese Leadership -- 4.1 To Serve the Leader -- 4.2 Don't Give the Leader Extra Trouble -- 5 Direction of Attentiveness II: The Case of Zambian Leadership -- 6 Conclusion -- 6. Hierarchies of Values and Asian Consumer Goods in Cameroon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trajectories of Trade Goods and African Agency -- 3 The Choice of the Consumers -- 4 Regimes of Value and Local Product Hierarchies -- 5 How to Cope with Uncertainty About the Quality of Products -- 6 Conclusion -- 7. 'KAAY FECC! ' (Come Dance!) Economic, Cultural and Emotional Flows in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Moving Africa(ns) to Europe: Sabar Dance Classes on the Move -- 3 'Bringing Something Back Here': Keeping Sabar Grounded in Senegal -- 3 'I Fell in Love with Africa': Passion, Dance and Emotions in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 4 In Love with Africa(ns): Shifting Borders Between Commerce and Intimacy -- 5 Conclusion -- 8. Estamos Juntos E Misturados! Intercultural Translation Between Mozambican and Brazilian Students -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: The Big Picture -- 3 Methodology: A Microcosmos -- 4 Theoretical Framework: A Perspective from the 'South' -- 5 Race and Racism in Mozambique and Brazil -- 6 'Black' to 'Mulungu'. Issues of Race and Racism Between Brazilians and Mozambicans -- 7 Mozambican Solidarity -- 8 Conclusion: Towards Further Translations 9. Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: A Success Subject to African Agency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: Typology and Structure of Competition -- 2.1 The First Wave (2001-2007) -- 2.2 The Second Wave (2007-2010) -- 2.3 The Third Wave (2010-2013) -- 3 Sino-Burkinabe Collaborations as a Key Element of Chinese Companies' Success: Unveiling African Extraversion Strategies -- 4 Commercial Collaboration and Intermediation: The Need for a Strong Distribution Network -- 5 Administrative and Political Collaboration and Intermediation: A Crucial Tool for Stability and Development -- 6 Conclusion -- 10. Lions Clubs in Africa: A Travelling Model and its Appropriation for the Creation -- 1 Introduction: The Lions Clubs and their Arrival in Africa -- 2 The Lions Clubs' Model: Combining a Hierarchical Structure with Space for Merit -- 3 Reasons for the Lions Clubs' Success in Africa -- 4 An African Political Project Fuelled by a North American Model -- 5 Concluding Observations: A Model for Emancipation or Alienation? -- 11. Cameroon's Kribi Deep Seaport Construction Project: Between State Ownership and Tendencies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Domestic Origins of the Kribi Seaport Construction Project -- 2.1 A Long Wait Dating Back to the First Planning Policies -- 2.2 The Revival of the Kribi Project -- 3 A Proliferation of Partnerships, But China Emerging as the Most Prominent -- 3.1 Attracting a Diverse Envelope of Partnerships for the Seaport Construction Project -- 3.2 An Effective Proliferation of Partners -- 3.3 A Gradual Dominance of Chinese Business Operators -- 4 Destination Africa Re-Appropriated: The Desire for National Control, the Threat of Extraversion and the Resurgence of Internal Forces -- 4.1 Political Uses of 'Emergence' Reflecting a Certain Governmental Hold on the Development Agenda 4.2 A Development Ambition Gripped by the Hyper-Politicisation of the Public Administration -- 4.3 A Half-Hearted Agency of National Actors vis-à-vis the Interests of both Local Stakeholders and Foreign Partners -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Index |
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| spelling | Kaag, Mayke 1964- Verfasser (DE-588)1208015753 aut Destination Africa Contemporary Africa As a Centre of Global Encounter Boston BRILL 2021 ©2021 1 Online-Ressource (277 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Destination Africa: Contemporary Africa as a Centre of Global Encounter -- 1 Reversing Perspectives -- 2 The Rise of Africa and the Diversification of Global Powers: Historicity, Motivations and Itineraries -- 3 Current Encounters: Competition and Collaboration, Tensions and Mutual Understanding -- 4 Destination Africa: Identifying and Disentangling African Agencies -- 5 Threat or Opportunity? African Agency in a Globalised World -- 2. Indian Educators in Ethiopia-from 'Brothers in Faith' to 'Commercial Recruits' -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Indian Teachers in Africa -- 3 The Development of the Ethiopian Education System -- 4 Indian Educators in Ethiopia's History: 'Brothers in Faith' -- 5 Indian Professors in Today's Ethiopia: 'Commercial Recruits' -- 6 Conclusion -- 3. Dilemmas of Egalitarianism: Development Workers from the Two German States and Inequalities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Trojan Horses': The Tanzanian Development State and the Burden of Foreign Expertise -- 3 Tanzaphilia and Competing Shades of Socialism -- 4 Living Standards: 'Champions League' or Self-Sacrifice? -- 5 'Have we been Exploiters?' The Employment of Domestic Workers as Moral Dilemma -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Acknowledgements -- Archives consulted -- Interviews cited -- 4. New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape: Malaysia's Branch Campuses -- 1 Introduction: New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape-Malaysia's Branch Campuses and their Motivation to Enter the African Market -- 2 Study's Context: International Branch Campuses -- 3 Motivation of Sending Countries to Open IBCs Abroad -- 4 The Case of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Africa -- 5 Limkokwing's Motivation to Enter the African Market and Host Country Selection 6 Host Country Choice and Limkokwing University's Niche Market in Africa -- 6.1 High Demand for Education -- 6.2 Lack of Diversity and Novelty of Foreign Provider -- 6.3 Potential for Easy Market Entry and Operation -- 7 Conclusion -- 5. Leadership, Danwei and Asymmetrical Attentiveness: Work Relations at a Chinese Educational -- 1 Prelude -- 2 Introduction -- 3 An Educational Farm and a Construction Team -- 4 Direction of Attentiveness I: The Case of Chinese Leadership -- 4.1 To Serve the Leader -- 4.2 Don't Give the Leader Extra Trouble -- 5 Direction of Attentiveness II: The Case of Zambian Leadership -- 6 Conclusion -- 6. Hierarchies of Values and Asian Consumer Goods in Cameroon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trajectories of Trade Goods and African Agency -- 3 The Choice of the Consumers -- 4 Regimes of Value and Local Product Hierarchies -- 5 How to Cope with Uncertainty About the Quality of Products -- 6 Conclusion -- 7. 'KAAY FECC! ' (Come Dance!) Economic, Cultural and Emotional Flows in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Moving Africa(ns) to Europe: Sabar Dance Classes on the Move -- 3 'Bringing Something Back Here': Keeping Sabar Grounded in Senegal -- 3 'I Fell in Love with Africa': Passion, Dance and Emotions in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 4 In Love with Africa(ns): Shifting Borders Between Commerce and Intimacy -- 5 Conclusion -- 8. Estamos Juntos E Misturados! Intercultural Translation Between Mozambican and Brazilian Students -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: The Big Picture -- 3 Methodology: A Microcosmos -- 4 Theoretical Framework: A Perspective from the 'South' -- 5 Race and Racism in Mozambique and Brazil -- 6 'Black' to 'Mulungu'. Issues of Race and Racism Between Brazilians and Mozambicans -- 7 Mozambican Solidarity -- 8 Conclusion: Towards Further Translations 9. Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: A Success Subject to African Agency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: Typology and Structure of Competition -- 2.1 The First Wave (2001-2007) -- 2.2 The Second Wave (2007-2010) -- 2.3 The Third Wave (2010-2013) -- 3 Sino-Burkinabe Collaborations as a Key Element of Chinese Companies' Success: Unveiling African Extraversion Strategies -- 4 Commercial Collaboration and Intermediation: The Need for a Strong Distribution Network -- 5 Administrative and Political Collaboration and Intermediation: A Crucial Tool for Stability and Development -- 6 Conclusion -- 10. Lions Clubs in Africa: A Travelling Model and its Appropriation for the Creation -- 1 Introduction: The Lions Clubs and their Arrival in Africa -- 2 The Lions Clubs' Model: Combining a Hierarchical Structure with Space for Merit -- 3 Reasons for the Lions Clubs' Success in Africa -- 4 An African Political Project Fuelled by a North American Model -- 5 Concluding Observations: A Model for Emancipation or Alienation? -- 11. Cameroon's Kribi Deep Seaport Construction Project: Between State Ownership and Tendencies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Domestic Origins of the Kribi Seaport Construction Project -- 2.1 A Long Wait Dating Back to the First Planning Policies -- 2.2 The Revival of the Kribi Project -- 3 A Proliferation of Partnerships, But China Emerging as the Most Prominent -- 3.1 Attracting a Diverse Envelope of Partnerships for the Seaport Construction Project -- 3.2 An Effective Proliferation of Partners -- 3.3 A Gradual Dominance of Chinese Business Operators -- 4 Destination Africa Re-Appropriated: The Desire for National Control, the Threat of Extraversion and the Resurgence of Internal Forces -- 4.1 Political Uses of 'Emergence' Reflecting a Certain Governmental Hold on the Development Agenda 4.2 A Development Ambition Gripped by the Hyper-Politicisation of the Public Administration -- 4.3 A Half-Hearted Agency of National Actors vis-à-vis the Interests of both Local Stakeholders and Foreign Partners -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Index Globalization-Africa Khan Mohammad, Guive 1984- Sonstige (DE-588)112309568X oth Schmid, Stefan Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kaag, Mayke Destination Africa Boston : BRILL,c2021 9789004464131 |
| spellingShingle | Kaag, Mayke 1964- Destination Africa Contemporary Africa As a Centre of Global Encounter Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Destination Africa: Contemporary Africa as a Centre of Global Encounter -- 1 Reversing Perspectives -- 2 The Rise of Africa and the Diversification of Global Powers: Historicity, Motivations and Itineraries -- 3 Current Encounters: Competition and Collaboration, Tensions and Mutual Understanding -- 4 Destination Africa: Identifying and Disentangling African Agencies -- 5 Threat or Opportunity? African Agency in a Globalised World -- 2. Indian Educators in Ethiopia-from 'Brothers in Faith' to 'Commercial Recruits' -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Indian Teachers in Africa -- 3 The Development of the Ethiopian Education System -- 4 Indian Educators in Ethiopia's History: 'Brothers in Faith' -- 5 Indian Professors in Today's Ethiopia: 'Commercial Recruits' -- 6 Conclusion -- 3. Dilemmas of Egalitarianism: Development Workers from the Two German States and Inequalities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Trojan Horses': The Tanzanian Development State and the Burden of Foreign Expertise -- 3 Tanzaphilia and Competing Shades of Socialism -- 4 Living Standards: 'Champions League' or Self-Sacrifice? -- 5 'Have we been Exploiters?' The Employment of Domestic Workers as Moral Dilemma -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Acknowledgements -- Archives consulted -- Interviews cited -- 4. New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape: Malaysia's Branch Campuses -- 1 Introduction: New Actors in Africa's Higher Education Landscape-Malaysia's Branch Campuses and their Motivation to Enter the African Market -- 2 Study's Context: International Branch Campuses -- 3 Motivation of Sending Countries to Open IBCs Abroad -- 4 The Case of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Africa -- 5 Limkokwing's Motivation to Enter the African Market and Host Country Selection 6 Host Country Choice and Limkokwing University's Niche Market in Africa -- 6.1 High Demand for Education -- 6.2 Lack of Diversity and Novelty of Foreign Provider -- 6.3 Potential for Easy Market Entry and Operation -- 7 Conclusion -- 5. Leadership, Danwei and Asymmetrical Attentiveness: Work Relations at a Chinese Educational -- 1 Prelude -- 2 Introduction -- 3 An Educational Farm and a Construction Team -- 4 Direction of Attentiveness I: The Case of Chinese Leadership -- 4.1 To Serve the Leader -- 4.2 Don't Give the Leader Extra Trouble -- 5 Direction of Attentiveness II: The Case of Zambian Leadership -- 6 Conclusion -- 6. Hierarchies of Values and Asian Consumer Goods in Cameroon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trajectories of Trade Goods and African Agency -- 3 The Choice of the Consumers -- 4 Regimes of Value and Local Product Hierarchies -- 5 How to Cope with Uncertainty About the Quality of Products -- 6 Conclusion -- 7. 'KAAY FECC! ' (Come Dance!) Economic, Cultural and Emotional Flows in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Moving Africa(ns) to Europe: Sabar Dance Classes on the Move -- 3 'Bringing Something Back Here': Keeping Sabar Grounded in Senegal -- 3 'I Fell in Love with Africa': Passion, Dance and Emotions in Sabar Dance Tourism -- 4 In Love with Africa(ns): Shifting Borders Between Commerce and Intimacy -- 5 Conclusion -- 8. Estamos Juntos E Misturados! Intercultural Translation Between Mozambican and Brazilian Students -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: The Big Picture -- 3 Methodology: A Microcosmos -- 4 Theoretical Framework: A Perspective from the 'South' -- 5 Race and Racism in Mozambique and Brazil -- 6 'Black' to 'Mulungu'. Issues of Race and Racism Between Brazilians and Mozambicans -- 7 Mozambican Solidarity -- 8 Conclusion: Towards Further Translations 9. Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: A Success Subject to African Agency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Motorcycle Companies in Burkina Faso: Typology and Structure of Competition -- 2.1 The First Wave (2001-2007) -- 2.2 The Second Wave (2007-2010) -- 2.3 The Third Wave (2010-2013) -- 3 Sino-Burkinabe Collaborations as a Key Element of Chinese Companies' Success: Unveiling African Extraversion Strategies -- 4 Commercial Collaboration and Intermediation: The Need for a Strong Distribution Network -- 5 Administrative and Political Collaboration and Intermediation: A Crucial Tool for Stability and Development -- 6 Conclusion -- 10. Lions Clubs in Africa: A Travelling Model and its Appropriation for the Creation -- 1 Introduction: The Lions Clubs and their Arrival in Africa -- 2 The Lions Clubs' Model: Combining a Hierarchical Structure with Space for Merit -- 3 Reasons for the Lions Clubs' Success in Africa -- 4 An African Political Project Fuelled by a North American Model -- 5 Concluding Observations: A Model for Emancipation or Alienation? -- 11. Cameroon's Kribi Deep Seaport Construction Project: Between State Ownership and Tendencies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Domestic Origins of the Kribi Seaport Construction Project -- 2.1 A Long Wait Dating Back to the First Planning Policies -- 2.2 The Revival of the Kribi Project -- 3 A Proliferation of Partnerships, But China Emerging as the Most Prominent -- 3.1 Attracting a Diverse Envelope of Partnerships for the Seaport Construction Project -- 3.2 An Effective Proliferation of Partners -- 3.3 A Gradual Dominance of Chinese Business Operators -- 4 Destination Africa Re-Appropriated: The Desire for National Control, the Threat of Extraversion and the Resurgence of Internal Forces -- 4.1 Political Uses of 'Emergence' Reflecting a Certain Governmental Hold on the Development Agenda 4.2 A Development Ambition Gripped by the Hyper-Politicisation of the Public Administration -- 4.3 A Half-Hearted Agency of National Actors vis-à-vis the Interests of both Local Stakeholders and Foreign Partners -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Index Globalization-Africa |
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