The Development of Capitalism in Africa

ISBN-13: 9780415601962 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 192 str.

John Sender; Sheila Smith

Opis

First published in 1986, this work challenges underdevelopment analyses of Africa's past experiences and future prospects, and builds upon a very wide range of recent historical research to argue that the impact of capitalism has resulted in economic progress and significant improvements in living standards.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Trade and Primary-Commodity Production Before Independence  3. The Emergence of Wage Labour  4. Trade, Industrialisation and the State of the Post-Colonial Period  5. Conclusion: Wishful Thinking or Effective Reality?

O autorze

John Sender, Sheila Smith