Abstract
sian investments in housing and urban development are increasingly reaching Africa and Latin America: African urban property is seen as a last frontier for global capital.9 Current African – and to some extent Latin American – property investment often takes a particular form, inspired by Asian examples: entirely new cities are built up from scratch as comprehensively planned self-contained enclaves in the outskirts of existing cities. Meanwhile, Latin America is also looking at copying South Korean ‘city-in-a-box’ ideas and attracting Chinese investment in urban infrastructure. In this chapter we will scrutinize such new Asian investments – and their
related ideological and human mobilities – from the point of view of African and Latin American national discourses in media and policy. We will specifically focus on two case studies:
South Korean urban model transferred to Ecuador in Yachay Knowledge City
Chinese urban investment in the planned new city at Modderfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
related ideological and human mobilities – from the point of view of African and Latin American national discourses in media and policy. We will specifically focus on two case studies:
South Korean urban model transferred to Ecuador in Yachay Knowledge City
Chinese urban investment in the planned new city at Modderfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Reconfiguration of the Global South |
| Subtitle of host publication | Africa and Latin America and the 'Asian Century' |
| Editors | Eckart Woertz |
| Place of Publication | London / New York |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 125-142 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315457659 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781857438635 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Europa Regional Perspectives |
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