Financial Sector Failures in Western Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5013131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Honohan (0000-0003-2095-1375, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-65 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00011800 |
| OpenAlex | W2144888647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
At a time when radical reforms are being implemented not only in Eastern Europe and Russia, but also in a number of ex-socialist economies in Africa, a review of an earlier wave of relevant financial changes in the post-independence era can be instructive. Previously, currency and banking arrangements were largely equivalent to those of the colonial powers, but in or about 1960 for most states, and as late as 1975 for the ex-Portuguese territories, real choices had to be made, and the ruling régimes chose a variety of quite divergent paths
Colonialism · Currency · Economics · Economy · Financial system · Independence (probability theory) · Macroeconomics · Political science · Portuguese · Variety (cybernetics) · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Global Financial Crisis and Policies
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2022 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |