Neo-colonialism in West Africa

Author: Samir Amin
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Year: 1974

Neo-colonialism in West Africa
Summary

Comparison of the economies of Ghana, the Gambia, and the nine French speaking African countries of West Africa, with particular reference to the role of European foreign investment therein - covers the historical impact of colonialism on economic development, the dependence on foreign trade, the plantations and the agricultural economy, etc., and considers alternatives for improving the balance of payments. Bibliography pp. 280 to 289 and statistical tables. Source: Publisher