From Head-Loading to the Iron Horse. Railway Building in Colonial Ghana and the Origins of Tropical Development (Paperback)

International development has its origins in the histories of nineteenth and early twentieth-century European colonisation. What happens when a leading colonial power decides to transform a model tropical colony, relying on head-loading of goods as the predominant form of transport, into a modern market economy on the back of the greatest British industrial ingenuity of the time - railways? In this meticulously researched book, Komla Tsey brings to light the historical origins of a wide range of issues confronting present-day international development researchers and policy-makers, such as technology transfer, wealth creation versus equity of access, and ways to evaluate the benefits of development work, especially across cultures. In the context of the early twenty-first-century international investment interests in resource-rich Africa, Tsey argues, forensic historical research is required to determine the precise nature and scale of the financial and humanitarian injustices committed by British colonialists during the construction of major public works projects. More than providing opportunities to take possible legal actions for reparations, this research should also serve as a reminder to present-day African policy-makers and their international and local business partners that the injustices and blatant abuses of power of the past should never be repeated.

General

Imprint:	Langaa RPCID
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	December 2012
Authors:	Komla Tsey
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-9956728992
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	9956728993
Barcode:	9789956728992

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