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Confronting Colonial Legacies - Lessons from Human Development in Ghana and Kenya, 1880-2000

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posted on 2023-06-07, 22:56 authored by Alexander Moradi
A growing body of scholarly research locates the roots of Africas poverty in its colonial past. However, studies avoid tracing Africas development over the full course of history. In this paper, I quantify the changes in well-being of the African population in Ghana and Kenya, at the regional level, during the years 1880-2000. By using body stature as a measure of nutritional status I overcome the scarcity and unreliability of historical data. The two countries had a much more diverse development under colonial times than commonly assumed, with phases of substantial progress (which was also unevenly distributed between the regions). Based on these new findings I confront the existing colonial legacy literature and point to possible lessons that can be drawn from human development over the last 120 years.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of International Development

ISSN

0954-1748

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons

Issue

8

Volume

20

Page range

1107-1121

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  • Economics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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