ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1931, A Modern Economic History of South Africa describes the state of Southern Africa in its early days. Its early expansion, the agriculture of the Trek Boers, the difficulties of communication over vast stretches of uncultivated land are woven by the author into a concrete picture of the economic life of the then undeveloped country. The development of the gold and diamond mining industries is discussed, as is their effect on the economy, and the development of infrastructure which followed such as the railways. The challenges of development are also analysed: the customs problems, the increased contact of European with Bantu populations and the ultimate unification of the sub-continent of South Africa.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|68 pages
A Survey of South African Development Prior to 1892
part |142 pages
Section II
chapter Chapter IV|30 pages
The Development of Economic Contact Between European and Bantu Between 1890 and 1899
part |36 pages
Section III