East Africa. Some Problems in Native Economic Development and a Possible Solution in Co-Operative Societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2507652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Bryant Mumford (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1933 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-37 |
| Publication date | 1933-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1155699 |
| OpenAlex | W2070905003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A well-known native in Tanganyika Territory was asked one day what would be left of European civilization in Africa if the Europeans left the country to-morrow. He replied unhesitatingly, 'Football'. His reply was probably onlyintended to mean that this element of European culture made a very special appeal to him. Nevertheless, considering his comment as a suggestive, though unconscious criticism, there is perhaps sufficient truth in the remark to merit careful thought. Such thought and a cursory survey of the conditions under which vast numbers of natives live to-day, compared with those under which they lived prior to the advent of the European, is not very encouraging. It is true that the country is governed in peace, which was not so in the past, and abuse of power by the chiefs has been reduced to a negligible quantity. It is true that railways have been built, opening up the country. It is true that under the recently developed native self-administration, political self-realization and reawakened pride of tribe are becoming increasingly evident. Especially are all these things true of the advanced tribes of Nyasaland, Uganda, Bukoba, and Moshi. For these tribes and a scattered number of regularly employed natives, such as clerks and teachers, there has been progress towards economic standards. The people are comparatively wealthy, well provided with blankets, lamps, soap, and similar 'luxuries', and live healthier, more comfortable lives than their forefathers. On the other hand, the subjects of many of the other tribes, and in some instances even the chiefs themselves, still live in huts which would often be better described as hovels
Civilization · Criticism · Element (criminal law · Ethnology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Pride · Sociology · Tribe · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1936 - 2016 (81) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |