ABSTRACT
This groundbreaking work from the hugely influential economist P. T. Bauer, first published in 1954 and reissued with a new introduction in 1963, is a thorough and detailed analysis of the findings of the Colonial Economic Research Committee, from their investigation into the structure of West African Trade and especially the monopolistic tendencies inherent within it. Materials for the study were collected and analysed between 1949 and 1952, offering an invaluable insight into dominant features of contemporary West African Economies and an analysis of their implications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|40 pages
General Aspects of the West African Economies and of the Role of Trade
part 2|42 pages
The Import Trade
part 3|106 pages
Monopolistic and Competitive Influences in West African External Trade
part 4|67 pages
The Export Trade
part 5|83 pages
The Statutory Marketing Boards and Their Policies
part 6|32 pages
The Economics of Marketing Reform
part 7|15 pages
Internal Trade