An Economic History of Development in sub-Saharan Africa Economic Transformations and Political Changes /

• Main Authors: Hillbom, Ellen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Green, Erik (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Africa, Sub-Saharan-History.; Economic development.; Africa-Economic conditions.; Development economics.; Economic policy.; Economic History.; History of Sub-Saharan Africa.; Regional Development.; African Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic Policy.

'This is a desperately needed book. It not only surveys the field of African economic history at the level of undergraduate students, but provides several fresh perspectives, drawing on insights from the latest research on the evolution of African societies and their economic prosperity. This v...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: On writing Africa's economic history
• Chapter 2: Research on Africa's history and development - a review
• Chapter 3: Back in history, 1000-1850
• Chapter 4: Economic and political integration, 1850-1920
• Chapter 5: Transformation and administration, 1920-1950
• Chapter 6: Expansion and crisis of the gate-keeping state, 1950-1985
• Chapter 7: Period of deregulation, 1985-2005
• Chapter 8: Growth and global integration, 2005-. Chapter 9: Summarising the past and hypothesizing about the future.