Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa
Author: Martin Lynn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-05-02
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780521893268
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Author: Martin Lynn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-05-02
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780521893268
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Author: Robin Law
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-08-08
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780521523066
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This edited collection, written by eleven leading specialists, examines the nineteenth-century commercial transition in West Africa: the ending of the Atlantic slave trade and the development of alternative forms of 'legitimate' trade, mainly in vegetable products. Approaching the subject from an African, rather than a European or American, perspective, the case studies consider the effects of transition on the African societies involved. They offer significant insights into the history of pre-colonial Africa and the slave trade, the origins of European imperialism, and longer-term issues of economic development in Africa.
Author: P. T. Bauer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-06-25
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 1136878432
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This groundbreaking work from the hugely influential economist P. T. Bauer, first published in 1954 and reissued with a new introduction in 1963, is a thorough and detailed analysis of the findings of the Colonial Economic Research Committee, from their investigation into the structure of West African Trade and especially the monopolistic tendencies inherent within it. Materials for the study were collected and analysed between 1949 and 1952, offering an invaluable insight into dominant features of contemporary West African Economies and an analysis of their implications.
Author: Angus E. Dalrymple-Smith
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-12-09
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9004417125
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Commercial Transitions and Abolition in West Africa 1630–1860 by Angus Dalrymple-Smith offers a new interpretation of the move from slave exports to ‘legitimate commerce’ in the Gold Coast, the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Biafra.
Author: Peter Robson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-11-26
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1136877258
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This reissue, first published in 1983, is an authoritative study of economic integration among the states of West Africa, focusing upon the issues and experience of the four main initiatives for regional integration in West Africa, namely the Economic Community of West African States, the Mano River Union, the Communauté Economique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, and the recent initiative for the establishment of an economic and monetary union between Senegal and the Gambia.
Author: Edward Reynolds
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Suzanne M. Apitsa
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-12-01
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 3030507394
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents insights from cutting-edge international business and management research relating to Africa. Economic growth and foreign investment in the region remains strong, despite some slowing down in recent years. This trend of economic growth and its impact on international trade and FDI has attracted Western businesses, eager to capitalize on this emerging market. In this context, new relationships and interactions have stimulated business research on Africa. Split into four parts covering the internationalization process, international logistics, trans-border corporate social responsibility and trust in Africa, the book covers a range of emerging trends, academic discussion and evolving issues across the spectrum of business research. It is a valuable read for students, researchers and practitioners interested in doing business in Africa.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 1999-12-06
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 926417432X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Between 1960 and 2020, the population of West Africa will have increased fivefold, even with the most optimistic assumptions of increased contraceptive use. This unprecedented demographic explosion is accompanied by another major change: Exposure to ...
Author: Diery Seck
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-07-07
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 3319168266
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book provides a detailed analysis of the causes of West Africa’s current economic high-growth episode and proposes ways to extend it sustainably. It examines the potential role of regional integration through the establishment of a common currency union and of other policy options that can enhance economic growth. The authors suggest appropriate methods of coordination between macroeconomic policy and industrialization to achieve higher economic growth and also examine why pro-poor strategies have not been successful. The book underscores the challenges and opportunities that will arise from the structural change to the region’s economies resulting from the necessary investment in manufacturing exports, ICT and infrastructure, which are key vehicles for extended growth. Readers will learn how the region can better reach its developmental goals by securing and perpetuating political liberty and transactional freedom for all its citizens.
Author: Diery Seck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-18
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 3319012827
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents a number of key studies pertaining to the most pressing challenges of economic regional integration in West Africa. The issues of monetary coordination, foreign exchange volatility, taxation, savings and macroeconomic convergence are investigated from a regional perspective. The characteristics of West Africa’s trade policy are reviewed and assessed in comparison to that of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The extent to which regional integration can tackle the challenge of unemployment is the focus of studies on labour markets. Development of the private sector and coordination of regional cross-border transportation are examined through the lens of economic collaboration between Arab and African countries. The book provides fresh new answers to persistent development questions and sheds new light on long-held views that are either incomplete or no longer true. It also opens new perspectives on the search for sustainable avenues for Africa’s development. In this regard, it may contribute to the emergence of a new paradigm on Africa’s development process and its science-based, policy-oriented implementation.