The Wealth and Poverty of African States Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century
Book contents
- The Wealth and Poverty of African States
- New Approaches to Economic and Social History
- The Wealth and Poverty of African States
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A New Economic History for Africa?
- 2 Seeing Like an African State in the Twentieth Century
- 3 New Data and New Perspectives on Economic Growth in Africa
- 4 State Capacity across the Twentieth Century: Evidence from Taxation
- 5 Wages and Poverty: From Roots of Poverty to Trajectories of Living Standards
- 6 Conclusion
- Appendix to Chapter 3
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2022
Book contents
- The Wealth and Poverty of African States
- New Approaches to Economic and Social History
- The Wealth and Poverty of African States
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A New Economic History for Africa?
- 2 Seeing Like an African State in the Twentieth Century
- 3 New Data and New Perspectives on Economic Growth in Africa
- 4 State Capacity across the Twentieth Century: Evidence from Taxation
- 5 Wages and Poverty: From Roots of Poverty to Trajectories of Living Standards
- 6 Conclusion
- Appendix to Chapter 3
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The book first describes the recent historiography and poses the questions: what is “new” and what is “old” in the economic history of Africa? The first chapter presents the “new African economic history” and summarizes and considers the emerging themes and contributions of the past two decades.
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- The Wealth and Poverty of African StatesEconomic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century, pp. 1 - 5Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022