The question whether institutions in Africa were shaped by the metropolitan identity of the colonizer or by local … into three different "macro-regions of colonial influence": Africa of the colonial trade or peasant economy, Africa of the … concession-owning companies and Africa of the labour reserves. Interestingly, we argue that Mozambique encompassed all three …

This paper addresses the long-term impact of Sub-Saharan Africa's indigenous systems of slavery on its political and …

the 'cash crop revolution' in tropical Africa during the early colonial period. It focuses on the supply side, using …

migrant labour to neighbouring South Africa earned well relative to domestic labour in the Protectorate, both in the formal …

To what extent did capitalism come into being in Africa before 1850? If by capitalism we mean the production of goods … most certainly not the dominant system of production in Africa (Iliffe 1983). This does not mean that there was no …. Finally it does not mean that there was no economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa before 1850. As will be analyzed here …

European colonizers sought to extract cotton from sub-Saharan Africa. However, while some African farmers generated …-colonial Francophone West Africa illustrates how the observed historical seasonality constraint was contingent on technological stagnation … and thin food markets, which characterized most parts of colonial Africa. …

in West Africa. Real urban wages grew during the Great Depression and the 'Ëœdevelopmental decade' following World War II … wages. This paper argues that a similar revision is likely necessary for real wage estimates in other colonies in Africa … century were 'Ëœsoaked up' by urban landlords, pointing to an important driver of inequality in urban colonial Africa. …