The Political Economy of Colonialism in Ghana
A Collection of Documents and Statistics, 1900-1960
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3910842 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin P Miracle, G B Kay, Geoffrey Kay |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 657 |
| Publication date | 1973-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/217226 |
| OpenAlex | W2036862034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
This work provides a selection of official documents by the colonial government in Ghana illustrating the evolution of its economic policy in the 20th century. It includes a statistical abstract of economic and social data for 1900-60 which is as complete as sources permit. In an introductory essay it is argued that in Ghana the official British colonial commitment to free trade and laissez-faire was not reflected in practice and that colonial authorities were unwilling to foster trade that did not contribute directly to the accumulation of British capital. The origins of this policy are shown to lie in the structure of British power. The consequences for the progress of Ghanian enterprise and development are traced in detail
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Portuguese Africa
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A WestAfrican experiment
Anti-Witchcraft Cults in Asante
The Power of Social Capital
Globalisations in a nutshell
The State of Policy Capacity Problems in Africa
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Vent for surplus or productivity breakthrough? The G hanaian cocoa take‐off, c. 1890–1936
The Prospects for African Economic History
Labour and Land in Ghana, 1874–1939
The Contribution of African Women to Economic Growth and Development in the Pre-Colonial and Colonial Periods
The Politics of Land and Urban Space in Colonial Accra
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,51 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |