African socialism; or, the search for an indigenous model of economic development?
In: Economic history of developing regions, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 69-87
ISSN: 2078-0397
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In: Economic history of developing regions, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 69-87
ISSN: 2078-0397
In: Africa development: quarterly journal of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa = Afrique et développement : revue trimestrielle du Conseil pour le Développement de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales en Afrique, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 1-19
ISSN: 2521-9863
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In: Journal of Third World studies: historical and contemporary Third World problems and issues, Band 27, Heft 1, S. 25-41
ISSN: 8755-3449
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 104, Heft 416, S. 429-447
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 99, Heft 395, S. 183-216
ISSN: 0001-9909
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 104, Heft 416, S. 429-447
ISSN: 0001-9909
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In: The journal of military history, Band 67, Heft 3, S. 971-972
ISSN: 1543-7795
In: The journal of military history, Band 67, Heft 3, S. 971
ISSN: 0899-3718
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 99, Heft 395, S. 183-215
ISSN: 0001-9909
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 122, Heft 488, S. 329-351
ISSN: 1468-2621
Abstract
The recent Chinese involvement in small-scale gold mining in Ghana has received wide publicity and scholarly attention. While the literature has focused on environmental sustainability, political accountability, and institutional reforms, it is yet to examine local adoption of Chinese technology and its impact on Ghana's rural economy. We argue that it is in the interstices between the formal economy and entrepreneurship within the informal economy that opportunities for Chinese interventions emerge. Using evidence from Manso Akropong in the Ashanti region and Bole in the Savannah region, this article shows that, while Chinese technology's impact is transformative, the outcomes are divergent in different regions. In Manso Akropong, the intensification of mining backed by Ghanaian–Chinese collaborations has led to the environmental destruction, creating competition between gold mining and cocoa farming that had underpinned Ghana's rural prosperity. In Bole, where less aggressive Chinese technology such as Changfa and rubber mats are incorporated without direct Chinese participation, a more sustainable pattern of growth has emerged. This comparative study suggests that besides the large-scale projects and state-led training programmes, grassroots actors like informal artisanal miners are at the forefront of technology transfer in the China–Africa encounter.
In: Economic history of developing regions, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 251-258
ISSN: 2078-0397
In: Economic history of developing regions, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 42-73
ISSN: 2078-0397
In: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6537
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In: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6051
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society
ISSN: 1468-2621
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