The Geopolitics of Regional Power: Geography, Economics and Politics in Southern Africa
In: The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series
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In: The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series
In: The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series
This book is the first to bring together comparative perspectives on the strategies of state and non-state actors involved in the exploitation of Sub-Saharan energy resources; the potential and pitfalls of new forms of cooperation on energy southwards of the Sahara and the domestic opportunities and challenges of the present energy resource boom. It also advances a materialist approach applicable in geographical and political-scientific research, showing that much insight can be gained by concentrating on the material environment that shapes economic and political phenomena...
In: The international political economy of new regionalisms series
In: GIGA-focus
In: Afrika 2013,2
In: AKUF-Analysen 7.2009
In: GIGA-focus
In: Global 2007,5
In: Africa Spectrum, Band 58, Heft 1, S. 106-107
ISSN: 1868-6869
In: Peripherie: Politik, Ökonomie, Kultur, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 238-240
ISSN: 2366-4185
In: South African journal of international affairs: journal of the South African Institute of International Affairs, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 107-108
ISSN: 1938-0275
In: Peripherie: Politik, Ökonomie, Kultur, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 238-240
ISSN: 2366-4185
In: Area development and policy: journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 441-450
ISSN: 2379-2957
Serving as "gateways", some world cities tie their wider hinterlands to global networks. The article revisits gateway–hinterland relations against the backdrop of assessments that lead to opposed conclusions on the benefits and shortcomings of integration into the world economy. Referring to the oil and gas sector in Argentina and Ghana, it answers the question of how gateways interact with subordinate places and also uncovers obstacles to peripheral development. The author finds that Accra and Buenos Aires concentrate corporate control. Argentina's capital serves as a gateway for knowledge generation and logistics too. Opportunities for peripheral development in both countries are considerable, albeit largely limited to generic services. Besides a certain concentration of business activities in the gateway cities, more important challenges to peripheral development are typical for small and medium enterprises (insufficient finance and management capabilities, unawareness of business opportunities, and the like). They include rent seeking and subcontracting. The latter leaves local companies in a particularly weak position vis‐à‐vis lead firms. The author argues that while integration into the world economy allows for peripheral development, the corresponding outcomes may not meet everyone's expectations. Related expectations must, therefore, be more down‐to‐earth than overly optimistic statements frequently made by politicians.
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In: Growth and change: a journal of urban and regional policy, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 111-129
ISSN: 1468-2257
AbstractServing as "gateways", some world cities tie their wider hinterlands to global networks. The article revisits gateway–hinterland relations against the backdrop of assessments that lead to opposed conclusions on the benefits and shortcomings of integration into the world economy. Referring to the oil and gas sector in Argentina and Ghana, it answers the question of how gateways interact with subordinate places and also uncovers obstacles to peripheral development. The author finds that Accra and Buenos Aires concentrate corporate control. Argentina's capital serves as a gateway for knowledge generation and logistics too. Opportunities for peripheral development in both countries are considerable, albeit largely limited to generic services. Besides a certain concentration of business activities in the gateway cities, more important challenges to peripheral development are typical for small and medium enterprises (insufficient finance and management capabilities, unawareness of business opportunities, and the like). They include rent seeking and subcontracting. The latter leaves local companies in a particularly weak position vis‐à‐vis lead firms. The author argues that while integration into the world economy allows for peripheral development, the corresponding outcomes may not meet everyone's expectations. Related expectations must, therefore, be more down‐to‐earth than overly optimistic statements frequently made by politicians.