-century India and Africa. Colonial institutions - the law, western style property rights, newspapers and statistical analysis … much of Asia and Africa, the most successful enhancement of people's capabilities has come through the action of hybrid …

As Africa's role on the global stage is rising, so does the need to understand the shadow of history on the continent …'s economy and polity. We discuss recent works that shed light on Africa's colonial and precolonial legacies. The emerging corpus … Africa's post-independence maladies, we first review works that uncover the lasting legacies of colonial investments in …

Part I: General Background and Governing Issues -- Chapter 1: Why history is important in Africa’s economic development … -- Part II: European Growth and Development that Shaped Africa -- Chapter 4: Medieval European economies -- Chapter 5 … economic development for Sub Saharan Africa …