Sean Maliehe
Biographic Data
| ID | 2549099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean Maliehe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean |
| FAMILY NAME | Maliehe |
| SIGNATURE | MALIEHE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Political economy of financial inclusion in Lesotho
This paper examines the development of mobile money in contemporary \nLesotho, 2012-2020. Using historical and ethnographic sources, it situates \nthe development of this mobile phone-based financial system within the \nbroader economic history of the country. It adopts a political economy \napproach to analyse the emergence and evolution of mobile money as an \ninstrument of financial inclusion used by the government of Lesotho and \ninternation…
The roots of xenophobia in 19th century imperialism
The contribution provides an explanation of inner-African xenophobia as being rooted in the countermovements to 19th century imperialism. Distinctive property rights constituted different modes of production and notions of a common society among Basotho and Tswana people on the one hand and Trekboers on the other, which made them resist the incorporation into an imperial world market by the British Empire. Although the moderate expansive mode of …
Self-Organisation in the Struggle for Economic Democracy in Colonial and Post-Colonial Lesotho, 1870s-2010s
This article explores a history of self-organisation among the Basotho traders in Lesotho’s colonial and post-colonial commerce from the 1870s to the 2010s. Using historical sources, the article argues that Basotho’s forms of self-organisation – voluntary business associations and co-operatives – are indispensable in their persistent struggle for economic democracy. Under colonial (1870s–1966) and post-colonial (1966–2010s) conditions of poverty,…
A historical context of Lesotho's integration into the 1910 Customs Union Agreement, 1870s - 1910s
This paper chronicles the historical context of Lesotho’s (then Basutoland) integration into the 1910 Customs Union Agreement. The paper examines the period of colonisation, colonial state-making and integration of Lesotho into the regional market economy that emerged after the discovery of minerals in modern-day South Africa (1870s-1910s). Using historical sources, it explores changing regional politics, conditions, economic formations, and soci…
A Human Economy and Mobile Money in Africa
A historical context of Lesotho's integration into the 1910 customs union agreement, 1870s-1910s
This paper chronicles the historical context of Lesotho’s (then Basutoland) integration into the 1910 Customs Union Agreement. The paper examines the period of colonisation, colonial state-making and integration of Lesotho into the regional market economy that emerged after the discovery of minerals in modern-day South Africa (1870s-1910s). Using historical sources, it explores changing regional politics, conditions, economic formations, and soci…
A concealed economy’
A History of the Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1976–1993
This paper documents a history of the Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1976 after its formation to 1993 when the country transitioned from a military dictatorship regime to a multiparty political system. First, it debunks a popular Eurocentric development myth that Basotho entrepreneurs lack adequate spirit of economic solidarity to advance their interests. Second, it accounts for Basotho traders’ postcolonial collective struggle to …
The Rise and Fall of African Indigenous Entrepreneurs’ Economic Solidarity in Lesotho, 1966–1975
This article examines the rise and fall of African indigenous entrepreneurs’ economic solidarity in Lesotho between 1966 (independence) and 1975. It rebuts the historical metanarrative that the black African indigenous entrepreneurs (the Basotho) lacked adequate entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen and economic solidarity. Using historical records and oral histories, this article demonstrates that there is sufficient historical evidence to arg…
The Rise and Fall of African Indigenous Entrepreneurs’ Economic Solidarity in Lesotho, 1966–1975
This article examines the rise and fall of African indigenous entrepreneurs’ economic solidarity in Lesotho between 1966 (independence) and 1975. It rebuts the historical metanarrative that the black African indigenous entrepreneurs (the Basotho) lacked adequate entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen and economic solidarity. Using historical records and oral histories, this article demonstrates that there is sufficient historical evidence to arg…
A History of the Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1976–1993
This paper documents a history of the Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1976 after its formation to 1993 when the country transitioned from a military dictatorship regime to a multiparty political system. First, it debunks a popular Eurocentric development myth that Basotho entrepreneurs lack adequate spirit of economic solidarity to advance their interests. Second, it accounts for Basotho traders’ postcolonial collective struggle to …
A concealed economy’
A historical context of Lesotho's integration into the 1910 Customs Union Agreement, 1870s - 1910s
This paper chronicles the historical context of Lesotho’s (then Basutoland) integration into the 1910 Customs Union Agreement. The paper examines the period of colonisation, colonial state-making and integration of Lesotho into the regional market economy that emerged after the discovery of minerals in modern-day South Africa (1870s-1910s). Using historical sources, it explores changing regional politics, conditions, economic formations, and soci…
A Human Economy and Mobile Money in Africa
A historical context of Lesotho's integration into the 1910 customs union agreement, 1870s-1910s
This paper chronicles the historical context of Lesotho’s (then Basutoland) integration into the 1910 Customs Union Agreement. The paper examines the period of colonisation, colonial state-making and integration of Lesotho into the regional market economy that emerged after the discovery of minerals in modern-day South Africa (1870s-1910s). Using historical sources, it explores changing regional politics, conditions, economic formations, and soci…
Political economy of financial inclusion in Lesotho
This paper examines the development of mobile money in contemporary \nLesotho, 2012-2020. Using historical and ethnographic sources, it situates \nthe development of this mobile phone-based financial system within the \nbroader economic history of the country. It adopts a political economy \napproach to analyse the emergence and evolution of mobile money as an \ninstrument of financial inclusion used by the government of Lesotho and \ninternation…
The roots of xenophobia in 19th century imperialism
The contribution provides an explanation of inner-African xenophobia as being rooted in the countermovements to 19th century imperialism. Distinctive property rights constituted different modes of production and notions of a common society among Basotho and Tswana people on the one hand and Trekboers on the other, which made them resist the incorporation into an imperial world market by the British Empire. Although the moderate expansive mode of …
Self-Organisation in the Struggle for Economic Democracy in Colonial and Post-Colonial Lesotho, 1870s-2010s
This article explores a history of self-organisation among the Basotho traders in Lesotho’s colonial and post-colonial commerce from the 1870s to the 2010s. Using historical sources, the article argues that Basotho’s forms of self-organisation – voluntary business associations and co-operatives – are indispensable in their persistent struggle for economic democracy. Under colonial (1870s–1966) and post-colonial (1966–2010s) conditions of poverty,…
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