Vellore Arthi is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Essex, and recently completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on household labor, early-life health, and human...
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Keyword: Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper ties into a new literature that aims to quantify the long-term economic effects of historical European settlement, arguing for the need to properly address the role of indigenous agency in...
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This essay presents an economic history perspective on prospects for industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Gerschenkron-Amsden ‘late development’/‘late industrialization’ approach has valuable insights for Africa, but is best set within Sugihara’s longer-term,...
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