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245 14 a| The corporate alibih| [electronic resource] :b| capitalism and the cultural politics of U.S. investments in Africa /c| Amy Elizabeth Stambach.;

260 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2025];

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction. The problem is not the solution -- Water rites and wrongs -- The corporate capture of agriculture -- Amazon in Africa -- Big pharma, big donors -- Ed-tech philanthropy versus the common good -- Conclusion. A US corporate round-up.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "In her pathbreaking book, Amy Elizabeth Stambach investigates American investors' incursions into Africa, as seen by affected people on the ground. Stambach synthesizes a cluster of US-assisted industries across the continent, focusing on water resource management, real estate procurement, agricultural businesses, health care, and private education. Drawing on more than thirty years of research conducted in southern and eastern Africa, The Corporate Alibi offers a thought-provoking theorization of corporate globalization built from legal yet environmentally and socially devastating practices that divert scrutiny from the harm investors cause to the environment, democracy, and people. More than just a critique of corporate globalization, this book serves as a beacon of hope, illuminating how people can and do work around, against, and sometimes with investors to advance their own interests and ideals. Stambach suggests ways to operate within national and global governance structures to bring about a more politically and economically equitable future"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The corporate alibi capitalism and the cultural politics of U.S. investments in Africa / Amy Elizabeth Stambach.

Author/creator	Stambach, Amy, 1966-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]
Description	pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Investments, American--Africa, Sub-Saharan. Corporations, American--Africa, Sub-Saharan. Foreign subsidiaries--United States. Social responsibility of business--United States. United States--Foreign economic relations. --Africa, Sub-Saharan. Africa, Sub-Saharan--Foreign economic relations. --United States.

Contents	Introduction. The problem is not the solution -- Water rites and wrongs -- The corporate capture of agriculture -- Amazon in Africa -- Big pharma, big donors -- Ed-tech philanthropy versus the common good -- Conclusion. A US corporate round-up.
Abstract	"In her pathbreaking book, Amy Elizabeth Stambach investigates American investors' incursions into Africa, as seen by affected people on the ground. Stambach synthesizes a cluster of US-assisted industries across the continent, focusing on water resource management, real estate procurement, agricultural businesses, health care, and private education. Drawing on more than thirty years of research conducted in southern and eastern Africa, The Corporate Alibi offers a thought-provoking theorization of corporate globalization built from legal yet environmentally and socially devastating practices that divert scrutiny from the harm investors cause to the environment, democracy, and people. More than just a critique of corporate globalization, this book serves as a beacon of hope, illuminating how people can and do work around, against, and sometimes with investors to advance their own interests and ideals. Stambach suggests ways to operate within national and global governance structures to bring about a more politically and economically equitable future"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2025001878
ISBN	9780520394414 (cloth)
ISBN	9780520394421 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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