Labour, Land and Capital in Ghana: From Slavery to Free Labour in Asante, 1807-1956

by Gareth Austin

An examination of the varied ways, outside and inside markets, in which Asante producers obtained labor, land and capital during the transformative era.

This is a study of the changing rules and relationships within which natural, human and man-made resources were mobilized for production during the development of an agricultural export economy in Asante, a major West African kingdom which became, by 1945, the biggest regional contributor to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580463150
• ISBN13: 9781580463157
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"