{"product_id":"new-scramble-for-africa-hardback","title":"New Scramble for Africa? - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobal energy consumption will increase rapidly in the next decades. The discrepancy between demand and supply is worrisome within the old and new cores of the world-economy. Sub-Saharan Africa meanwhile possesses vast potential for energy resources to be further exploited. Whilst the Global North is a traditional player in the sub-Saharan energy sector, new actors from emerging economies - especially China’s state-owned enterprises but also Brazilian, Indian and South African giants - have entered what appears to be a scramble for the largely untapped energy resources of the region. 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.  · The domestic opportunities and challenges of the present energy resource boom.  Dynamics on the international level are brought together with local developments to provide up-to-date insights on the scramble for energy resources in sub-Saharan Africa. This book 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565385343214,"sku":"9781472430762","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781472430762.jpg?v=1720678364","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/new-scramble-for-africa-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}