The Settler Economies Studies in the Economic History of Kenya and Southern Rhodesia 1900-1963 Paul Mosley

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosley, Paul

Series:

African Studies no. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa, Eastern.

Economic development.

Kenya--Economic conditions--To 1963.

Kenya.

Zimbabwe--Economic conditions--To 1965.

Zimbabwe.

Economic history.

Eastern Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1983

Contents:

Cover ; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of maps ; List of tables ; List of figures ; Preface ; A note on currency ; Abbreviations ; 1 Introduction ; 1 Scope and methods ; 2 Background data ; Distribution of land and people; Agro-climatic data; Systems of government; 2 The political constraints on economic behaviour

1 Introduction: the concept of 'extra-market operations' 2 The evolution of government policy in input markets: threen case studies ; Land; Railways; The concessionaire period: to 1920; Intra-settler conflict 1920-; The marketing system: maize and cattle; The 'open economy': 1900-30; Restriction of competition 1930-50; Beef

3 Conclusion: scope and determinants of extra-market operations Appendix 1: A 'stimulus-response' model of government economic policy response in settler economies ; 3 African agricultural development ; 1 Introduction: a theoretical perspective ; Background; Theoretical perspectives

2 Long-period change among crop producers The consequences of land scarcity, 1900-45; Epilogue 1945-63; 3 Short-period response 1: the supply responses of maize producers ; Supply response among crop producers; The effects of 'maize control'; 4 Short-period response 2: the case of African beef cattle ; Appendix 2: A note on the data for Chapter 3

4 The labour market 1 Introduction and background data ; Objectives; African wages and employment: data; 2 The market for unskilled labour in mines and plantations ; Wage determination and the existence of a 'supply function9; The demand for labour; The market for unskilled African labour: adjustment processes; Adjustments of the wage level; Legislation; Recruited labour; Female and juvenile employment; Conclusions

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9780511759895

0511759894

9780521243391

0521243394

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776951339

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