Reconfiguration of the Global South : Africa and Latin America and the 'Asian Century'.

Reconfiguration of the Global South : Africa and Latin America and the 'Asian Century'.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woertz, Eckart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016.
Series:Europa regional perspectives.
Subjects:
Diplomatic relations
International economic relations
Asia > Foreign economic relations > Africa.
Africa > Foreign economic relations > Asia.
Asia > Foreign economic relations > Latin America.
Latin America > Foreign economic relations > Asia.
Asia > Foreign relations > Africa.
Asia > Foreign relations > Latin America.
Africa
Asia
Latin America
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgement; List of contributors; Abbreviations; PART 1: Framing the topic; 1. Introduction; Notes; 2. The emerging powers vs. 'Africa Rising': Reconfiguration or re-escalation of dependency; 'Africa Rising'; New partners; The natural resource corner; The role of the emerging economies; Growth for growth's sake; Conclusion; Notes; 3. Intensified economic ties between Latin America and Asia; 1 Introduction.
  • 2 The full half of the glass: how commerce with China and other Asian countries have affected terms of trade3 The empty half of the glass: how trade with China and other Asian countries has affected production structure and composition ; 4 Conclusions; Notes; PART 2: Strategic issues and the interests of outside powers; 4. Delivering difference? Four neglected issues in China's aid to Africa; Introduction; China's foreign aid system; Ideology in China's foreign aid: the case of Tanzania; Partnership in China's foreign aid: the case of Uganda; The effectiveness of knowledge transfer.
  • ConclusionNotes; 5. India's 'Modi-fied' Africa policy: A Non-China-centric advance; India's Africa policy: a 'Modi-fied' one?; India's Africa reach vis-à-vis China: why no competition; India's maritime link with Africa; Africa in India's democratic vision; Summing up; Notes; 6. Security mechanisms in the global South: Asia, South America and Africa in comparison; Introduction; Structures, functions and capabilities; Regional security dynamics; Global South and the Asian century; Conclusion; Notes; PART 3: Economic cooperation and urbanization.
  • 7. The BRICS' New Development Bank: A China-led challenge to Western hegemony?Introduction; The rise of the BRICS, with a capital C; The Bretton Woods hegemony; The BRICS New Development Bank: a financial alternative?; Conclusion; Notes; 8. Circulating Asian urbanisms: An analysis of policy and media discourse in Africa and Latin America; Introduction; Neoliberal urbanism and Asian urban engagements in the global South; Introduction of cases: Yachay, Ecuador and Modderfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa; Framing new cities: what type of 'development' or 'sustainability'?
  • Local media framing: new cities vs. other Asian engagementsConclusion; Notes; 9. Petroleum challenges for Latin America and Africa in light of the Asian expansion; Introduction; Energy cooperation possibilities resulting from the Asian expansion and the development of oil production in the USA; US oil imports: shale oil and its impact; Expansion of Asian demand and development of cooperation with Latin America and Africa; Oil policies and energy security; Asian investment in emerging markets: the differences between South America and Africa.

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