Studies in Rural Capitalism in West Africa

by Polly Hill

Book Overview

Originally published in 1970, this is a collection of studies of indigenous economies in Ghana and Nigeria by an author with an unusual interdisciplinary approach. In the opening section it is contended that most economists interested in underdeveloped countries have neglected the detailed study of economic organization and mechanism in the field, especially in rural areas, and that, as a result, there has been little testing of many conventional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521109213
• ISBN13: 9780521109215
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"