Income inequality and export-oriented commercialization in colonial Africa: Evidence from six countries
Limited knowledge of African historical inequality trajectories hampers our understanding of inequality outcomes today and leads to a major omission in debates about global inequality. Economies in colonial Africa were characterized by a process of export-oriented commercialization. We hypothesize t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Accepted version |
| Publication date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/214539 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214539 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Colònies Exportacions Comercialització Ingressos fiscals Àfrica Colonies Exports Commercialization Internal revenue Africa |
| Summary: | Limited knowledge of African historical inequality trajectories hampers our understanding of inequality outcomes today and leads to a major omission in debates about global inequality. Economies in colonial Africa were characterized by a process of export-oriented commercialization. We hypothesize that this process itself, the capital intensity of the commodities produced, and the relative importance of European and Asian expatriates and settlers in the economy shaped heterogeneous inequality outcomes. (...) |
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