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Dynamics and consequences: The economic/ecological double crisis in China and the bauxite-aluminium industry in Ghana
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Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design
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ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Abstract The economic/ecological double crisis has long since reached China. In order to stabilise the growing economy, access to new markets and resources is indispensable. At the same time, the associated environmental damage is steadily increasing, causing public pressure on the government in Beijing. Thi... view more
The economic/ecological double crisis has long since reached China. In order to stabilise the growing economy, access to new markets and resources is indispensable. At the same time, the associated environmental damage is steadily increasing, causing public pressure on the government in Beijing. This article argues that, in the sense of David Harvey (1982), crises are not solved, but rather spatially managed. Ghana as a market and the predominantly untapped bauxite reserves have aroused China's interest. In 2017, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the development of an integrated bauxite-aluminium industry in Ghana. What may be interpreted as crisis management for China leads to an increased exploitation of natural resources in Ghana and to the problem of leaving this development path. Based on field research in March 2018 and intensive research on the literature, these dynamics and possible consequences are discussed here using the concept of the spatial fix and the economic/ecological double crisis.... view less
Keywords
economic cooperation; economic relations; economic growth; ecological consequences; China; Ghana
Classification
National Economy
Free Keywords
bauxite-aluminium industry; development path; spatial fix
Collection Title
Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design
Editor
Larjosto, Vilja; Knaps, Falco; Abassiharofteh, Milad; Göb, Angelina; Baier, Jessica; Eberth, Andreas; Zebner, Fabiana; Thimm, Insa
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Verlag der ARL
City
Hannover
Page/Pages
p. 129-140
Series
Forschungsberichte der ARL, 19
ISBN
978-3-88838-109-6
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed