axis. The African Economic History Network has recently been formed to bridge the gap between methods and sources and to …

axis. The African Economic History Network has recently been formed to bridge the gap between methods and sources and to …

Aiming at a better understanding of the extent to which Africa-focused research has helped develop context … with an African context. A systematic search resulted in 271 articles with African data and 139 Africa-focused articles … society outlets. An in-depth analysis of the 139 Africa-focused articles shows an important imbalance in terms of publication …

The question whether institutions in Africa were shaped by the metropolitan identity of the colonizer or by local … into three different "macro-regions of colonial influence": Africa of the colonial trade or peasant economy, Africa of the … concession-owning companies and Africa of the labour reserves. Interestingly, we argue that Mozambique encompassed all three …

huge budget deficits by the time it joined the Union of South Africa in 1910. After the discovery of diamonds, competition … the study have important implications for our understanding of both settler colonialism in Sub-Sahara Africa as well as …

avenues and resources for transformation. -- Africa ; economic development ; economic history ; exports ; industrialization …

To what extent did capitalism come into being in Africa before 1850? If by capitalism we mean the production of goods … most certainly not the dominant system of production in Africa (Iliffe 1983). This does not mean that there was no …. Finally it does not mean that there was no economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa before 1850. As will be analyzed here …

Africa has produced mutual benefits for both and whether Africa is reaping the necessary benefits required for poverty … China's extraordinary level of interest in Africa - in particular, its economic engagement with perceived repressive regimes … - African leaders view China's entry as a means of pulling Africa onto the path of globalization. It is thus important that …

its theories, it is crucial to have consistent estimates of economic change. This paper contributes with a new GDP time … 1960s. This suggests a revision of some prevalent truths about the history of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The …