| Labour and Living Standards in Pre-Colonial West Africa: The case of the Gold Coast Contributor(s): Rönnbäck, Klas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848935781 ISBN-13: 9781848935785 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - History | Africa - West - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 966.02 |
| LCCN: 2015510170 |
| Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world. But its current status has skewed our understanding of the economy before colonization. R nnb ck reconstructs the living standards of the population at a time when the Atlantic slave trade brought money and men into the area, enriching our understanding of West African economic development. |