GEOG 3600 Lecture 16: lec 16
24 Mar 2017
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Africa(cid:495)s future developments: saving africa, foreign investment & african. Final stereotype: or this, africa as victim passively waiting to be saved by us. )mplies a (cid:498)saviour(cid:499) mentality: relies on a process of (cid:494)othering(cid:495, this http://www. rustyradiator. com/rusty-radiator-awards-2016, vs this http://www. rustyradiator. com/golden-radiator-awards-2016/ Not new : migrant workers especially mining workers to s. africa. What(cid:495)s new: china(cid:495)s rapid industrialization tied to export oriented growth, china(cid:495)s need for, post independence support for socialist leaning states (cold war battle. China"s investment in africa: natural resources, new markets, early exploration ground) Chinese investment: pros and cons: lack of conditionalities, policy of non-interference, critiques: Investment in african-led infrastructure: treatment of african workforce, most benefits go to china, poor human rights record spreads with economic growth. Africa(cid:495)s future developments: saving africa, foreign investment & african: african mining vision (amv) http://www. africaminingvision. org/ Regional integration: african govs bringing down economic borders. Rethinking our connection w africa learning from africans: africa as (cid:494)victim(cid:495) is another stereotype that reproduces white, european.
