Spatial patterns of development: A meso approach
Over the past two decades, the literature on comparative development has moved from
country-level to within-country analyses. The questions asked have expanded in scope as …
country-level to within-country analyses. The questions asked have expanded in scope as …
Structural impediments to African growth? New evidence from real wages in British Africa, 1880–1965
Recent literature on the historical determinants of African poverty has emphasized structural
impediments to African growth, such as adverse geographical conditions, weak institutions …
impediments to African growth, such as adverse geographical conditions, weak institutions …
A clash of disciplines? Economists and historians approaching the African past: debate
M Jerven - Economic History of Develo** Regions, 2011 - journals.co.za
This review article examines the differences in the approaches taken by economists and
historians when interpreting social and economic change in the African past. It is argued that …
historians when interpreting social and economic change in the African past. It is argued that …
Gender, ethnicity, and unequal opportunity in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of parish register data
The renaissance of African economic history in the past decade has opened up new
research avenues for studying the long‐term social and economic development of Africa. A …
research avenues for studying the long‐term social and economic development of Africa. A …
State fragility and human development: a study with special emphasis on social cohesion
B Seyoum - International Journal of Social Economics, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of state fragility on select
indicators of human development and identify aspects of state fragility that have the greatest …
indicators of human development and identify aspects of state fragility that have the greatest …
The transatlantic slave trade and the evolution of political authority in West Africa
W Whatley - Africa's development in historical perspective, 2014 - books.google.com
Since the publication of Douglas North's Structure and Change in Economic History (1981),
social scientists have accumulated an abundance of new evidence showing how institutions …
social scientists have accumulated an abundance of new evidence showing how institutions …
Numeracy of A fricans, A sians, and E uropeans during the early modern period: new evidence from C ape C olony court registers
The lack of accurate measures of human capital formation often constrains investigations
into the long‐run determinants of growth and comparative economic development …
into the long‐run determinants of growth and comparative economic development …
A West A frican experiment: constructing a GDP series for colonial G hana, 1891–1950
M Jerven - The Economic History Review, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a recent surge in research on long‐term A frican development. For this
research agenda to be fruitful and its theories tested, it is crucial to have consistent estimates …
research agenda to be fruitful and its theories tested, it is crucial to have consistent estimates …
Why Africa is not that poor
E Frankema - The handbook of historical economics, 2021 - Elsevier
The life course of economic history as an autonomous academic sub-discipline is marked by
two key transitions: the Cliometric revolution of the 1960s and a second, more recent …
two key transitions: the Cliometric revolution of the 1960s and a second, more recent …
Handle with care: fragile states and the determinants of fragility
The international community has grave concerns over the capacity of so-called 'fragile
states' to effectively deliver basic services to their people due to their weak policy and …
states' to effectively deliver basic services to their people due to their weak policy and …