Social Capital and Human Capital in the Colonies
A Study of Cocoa Farmers in Western Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13028384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nonso Obikili (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic History of Developing Regions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2078-0389 • E-ISSN: 2078-0397 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/20780389.2015.1012712 |
| OpenAlex | W2074946434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
I examine the relationship between social and human capital in colonial Western Nigeria. Using data on expenditure of cocoa farmers in 1952, I show that farmers in towns with higher social spending individually spend more on education. The relationship holds after controlling for various characteristics of the farmers and the towns. Thus I highlight the importance of social capital in generating human capital. I also show that this relationship is not limited to contemporary African development but was already present during the colonial era
Agricultural economics · Archaeology · Business · Capital (architecture · Colonialism · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Social capital · Social mobility · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Growth and Development · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |