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ID164838
Title ProperChinese entrepreneurial migrants in Ghana
Other Title Informationsocioeconomic impacts and Ghanaian trader attitudes
LanguageENG
AuthorValenta, Marko ;  Dankwah, Kwaku Opoku
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article explores attitudes of Ghanaian traders towards an increasing Chinese influx into Ghanaian trading spaces and the impacts of Chinese merchants on Ghanaian traders and trading spaces. Despite a late entrance of Chinese merchants into Ghanaian trading spaces relative to Lebanese, Indians and Nigerians, the abrupt change in size of the Chinese trading community along with its huge capital and cheap goods have had big impacts on local trading spaces. We maintain that relations between Ghanaian traders and Chinese counterparts may be roughly described as complementary, collaborative and competitive. While the Chinese impacts are seen as positive by some Ghanaian traders and landlords, they are negative for others. Yet, we argue that these relations are also nuanced and rooted in each Ghanaian trader's position amidst the Chinese presence. This article contributes to the literature on dynamics of South-to-South movements. It adds to growing studies on contemporary Chinese emigrations and accompanying impacts in host communities.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Modern African Studies Vol. 57, No.1; Mar 2019: p.1-29
Journal SourceJournal of Modern African Studies 2019-03 57, 1
Key WordsGhana ;  Socioeconomic Impacts ;  Chinese Entrepreneurial Migrants