This article reviews how colonial rule and African actions during the colonial period affected
the resources and institutional settings for subsequent economic development south of the …

“No condition is permanent,” a popular West African slogan, expresses Sara S. Berry's
theme: the obstacles to African agrarian development never stay the same. Her book …

This pioneering and celebrated work was the first, and remains the standard, account of the
economic history of the huge area conventionally known as West Africa. The book ranges …

Why are politicians able to form electoral coalitions that bridge ethnic divisions in some
countries and not others? This book answers this question by presenting a theory of …

As Werner Sollors has remarked, the word'invention'has' become a rather popular category
in intellectual discourse'. No longer'reserved for accounts of technological advances such as …

Colonialism and Underdevelopment in Ghana (1978) examines Ghana's integration into the
world economic system, and the effects which such integration had on its development. The …

An analysis of how traditional power structures in Nigeria have survived the forces of
colonialism and the modernization processes of postcolonial regimes. This book analyzes …

This article situates contemporary debates about financial inclusion in the context of poverty
finance interventions over the long term. Contemporary efforts to promote access to credit …

Under colonialism the peasantry was incorporated into the world economy and into a
hierarchical system of administration which extended down to the rural areas. The …