Leigh A Gardner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1104972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leigh A Gardner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leigh A |
| FAMILY NAME | Gardner |
| SIGNATURE | GARDNER L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trade and Money in British West Africa, 1912–1970: Evidence from Seasonal Cycles
A long-standing debate in Africa’s economic history is the speed with which the introduction of colonial currency changed the monetary systems in use on the continent. On the one hand, this introduction saw the gradual decline of indigenous currencies such as cowries and manilas. On the other, the persistence of such currencies suggests that a system of multiple currencies was maintained for some time after the beginning of colonial rule. This ar…
Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822–1980
What did independence mean during the age of empires? How did independent governments balance different interests when they made policies about trade, money and access to foreign capital? Sovereignty without Power tells the story of Liberia, one of the few African countries to maintain independence through the colonial period. Established in 1822 as a colony for freed slaves from the United States, Liberia's history illustrates how the government…
Sovereignty Without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980
The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847-1943
Recent research on exchange rate regime choice in developing countries has revealed that a range of factors, from weak fiscal institutions to high costs of borrowing in their own currencies, limits the range of options available to these countries. This article uses the case of Liberia to illustrate that new states in Africa during the gold standard era faced similar limitations, even in the absence of formal colonial rule. The rapid depreciation…
From Complement to Conflict: Trade Taxes, 1914–1938
From World War One to the Great Depression, the global economic crises of 1914–38 were also crises for colonial administrations in Africa. By 1914 colonial economies were becoming dependent on the export of a limited range of commodities, and both producers and governments were affected when prices declined. This chapter examines the impact of these crises on colonial fiscal systems, focusing particularly on trade taxes. Though tariffs were initi…
The Failure of Africa's ‘New Deal’?
The economic hardships suffered around the world during the inter-war period had led to an expansion of the public sector as governments struggled to mitigate the impact of economic crises on their constituents. This was equally true for colonial administrations in Africa, which adopted a broader definition of development which included spending on welfare as well as infrastructure. This chapter revisits the widely studied shift in British coloni…
Building Colonial States in Africa
This chapter places the financial management of the British Empire in historical perspective by examining how empires through history have weighted the desire to acquire new territory against the costs of governing it. It reviews the methods used by the British government to manage the rising costs of colonial expansion from its very earliest years until the twentieth century, focusing on the specific challenges created by the Scramble for Africa…
Taxing Colonial Africa: The Political Economy of British Imperialism
Taxation was one of the most contentious aspects of British colonial rule in Africa, shaping relationships between Africans colonial governments, and European settlers. This text presents a detailed comparative study of both taxation and public spending in British colonies in Africa
Taxing Colonial Africa: The Political Economy of British Imperialism
Taxation was one of the most contentious aspects of British colonial rule in Africa, shaping relationships between Africans colonial governments, and European settlers. This text presents a detailed comparative study of both taxation and public spending in British colonies in Africa
The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847-1943
Recent research on exchange rate regime choice in developing countries has revealed that a range of factors, from weak fiscal institutions to high costs of borrowing in their own currencies, limits the range of options available to these countries. This article uses the case of Liberia to illustrate that new states in Africa during the gold standard era faced similar limitations, even in the absence of formal colonial rule. The rapid depreciation…
From Complement to Conflict: Trade Taxes, 1914–1938
From World War One to the Great Depression, the global economic crises of 1914–38 were also crises for colonial administrations in Africa. By 1914 colonial economies were becoming dependent on the export of a limited range of commodities, and both producers and governments were affected when prices declined. This chapter examines the impact of these crises on colonial fiscal systems, focusing particularly on trade taxes. Though tariffs were initi…
The Failure of Africa's ‘New Deal’?
The economic hardships suffered around the world during the inter-war period had led to an expansion of the public sector as governments struggled to mitigate the impact of economic crises on their constituents. This was equally true for colonial administrations in Africa, which adopted a broader definition of development which included spending on welfare as well as infrastructure. This chapter revisits the widely studied shift in British coloni…
Building Colonial States in Africa
This chapter places the financial management of the British Empire in historical perspective by examining how empires through history have weighted the desire to acquire new territory against the costs of governing it. It reviews the methods used by the British government to manage the rising costs of colonial expansion from its very earliest years until the twentieth century, focusing on the specific challenges created by the Scramble for Africa…
Taxing Colonial Africa: The Political Economy of British Imperialism
Taxation was one of the most contentious aspects of British colonial rule in Africa, shaping relationships between Africans colonial governments, and European settlers. This text presents a detailed comparative study of both taxation and public spending in British colonies in Africa
The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847-1943
Recent research on exchange rate regime choice in developing countries has revealed that a range of factors, from weak fiscal institutions to high costs of borrowing in their own currencies, limits the range of options available to these countries. This article uses the case of Liberia to illustrate that new states in Africa during the gold standard era faced similar limitations, even in the absence of formal colonial rule. The rapid depreciation…
Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822–1980
What did independence mean during the age of empires? How did independent governments balance different interests when they made policies about trade, money and access to foreign capital? Sovereignty without Power tells the story of Liberia, one of the few African countries to maintain independence through the colonial period. Established in 1822 as a colony for freed slaves from the United States, Liberia's history illustrates how the government…
Sovereignty Without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980
Trade and Money in British West Africa, 1912–1970: Evidence from Seasonal Cycles
A long-standing debate in Africa’s economic history is the speed with which the introduction of colonial currency changed the monetary systems in use on the continent. On the one hand, this introduction saw the gradual decline of indigenous currencies such as cowries and manilas. On the other, the persistence of such currencies suggests that a system of multiple currencies was maintained for some time after the beginning of colonial rule. This ar…
Economics (6 works) · African history and culture studies (5 works) · Colonialism (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economy (4 works) · Finance (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works) · Economic policy (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works)