This study examined the nature, form and methods of trade organization and market
management in West Africa in the pre-colonial era. It submits that though West African …

Abstract The often quoted Kenneth Dike's analogy that the West African history,(Upper Cross
River Region of Nigeria inclusive) was largely the history of five centuries of trade with …

Motivated by the fact that experts have recently focused on developing countries like China,
India, Japan and neglected Africa's situation, the aim of this study is to highlight what has …

Colonialism has impacted the political and economic conditions of the contemporary Africa.
Postindependence African states are a western model. African states adopted the more …

This paper aims to trace the historical impact of the socio-economic development of trade in
Zamfara State and how it changes the lives of people in the area and their neighbours. It …

For a long time, the dream of establishing an African common market that would lead to an
African Economic and trade integration in Africa, geared towards economic development …

ABSTRACT t Economic activities are the main spring and life blood of any society. As such;
an elaborate and organised exchange of various goods had been in existence many years …

Many scholars have reflected on Ricardo's comparative advantage theory, but little has been
said about Yoruba economic thoughts, especially in the exchange and distribution of articles …

Increasingly in recent years the attention of social scientists has turned toward the study of
rural Africa. A number of reasons can be cited, among them a growing appreciation for the …

The increasing rate of globalization has not only facilitated the high level of socio-cultural
diffusion in Nigeria but it has also watereddown indigenous economic activities. The colonial …