From Colonial to Neoliberal Times: German Agents of Tourism Development and Business in Diani, Kenya
TRANSIT vol. 10, no. 2 Nina Berman Download PDF Abstract This essay traces the role of Germans in various economic developments on the Kenyan coast over the past fifty years, focusing on one of Kenya’s most prominent tourism resort areas of Kenya, the Diani area located south of Mombasa. When tourism development began in earnest […]
Gentrification in Hamburg – Can Ikea Save a Run-Down Neighborhood?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,673016,00.html This article illustrates the views of those for and against the construction of an Ikea complex to replace the dying Grosse Bergstrasse shopping center in Hamburg’s Altona district. Those in favor of the multicultural company believe that the revenue and jobs provided by Ikea would breathe new life into the neighborhood. Those against the […]