ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1971 and written in English and French, with summaries in both languages, the essays in this volume dsicuss the effects of internal economic and political conditions and of external relations on the development of trade and markets in West Africa from the period of the slave trade to the growth in the 20th century in production for overseas markets and rapidly expanding urban centres. Other essays discuss various aspects of local and regional trade and markets from the nineteenth century onwards.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |86 pages
I
part II|324 pages
Special Studies
part |53 pages
The Adaptation of African Economy and Trade to Changes in The Nineteenth-Century European Trade
part |53 pages
Trade and Social Organization
part |85 pages
Long-Distance Trading and the Development of Specialized Trading Groups
part |76 pages
Trade Areas and Market Centres
part |52 pages
The Impact of Modern Capitalism on African Trade