Some factors affecting the prosperity of trade in Ethiopia, 14th–18th Centuries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20253154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mengistie Zewdu (0000-0002-0452-2215, Woldia University, corresponding author), Wondemeneh Adera Ayalew (Woldia University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Arts and Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1983 • E-ISSN: 2331-1983 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311983.2024.2335783 |
| OpenAlex | W4394924802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Trade has long been one of the significant economic activities in the Ethiopian region and the Horn of Africa. However, some challenges had been hampering the development and prosperity of the trade. Thus, the main purpose of this article is to explore factors that affected the development and prosperity of trade in Ethiopia between the 14th and the 17th centuries. To carry out this study, both primary and secondary sources are employed. Using thematic analysis, a qualitative research approach, the study attempts to explore the factors that handicapped the development of trade in Ethiopia in the period understudy. This study revealed that the underdevelopment of trade during the period was not associated to a single factor. Rather factors like negative social attitude toward trade; the state’s limited control over the origin of items of trade; uncertain access to the Sea; the shift in the diplomacy of the state and limited diversity in the items of trade; and the absence of currency had contributed for the underdevelopment of trade. Thereby, this article argues that the limited growth of trade is associated with multiple factors which were hampering the commercial sector from attaining its utmost level of prosperity
Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political science · Prosperity · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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Ethiopian itineraries circa 1400-1524
Abyssinian Feudalism
Church and State in Ethiopia 1270-1527
An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia from Early Times to 1800
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |