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- From Head-Loading to the Iron Horse: Railway Building in Colonial Ghana and the Origins of Tropical Development
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: LANGAA RPCIG
summary
International development has its origins in the histories of nineteenth and early twentieth-century European colonisation. What happens when a leading colonial power decides to transform a model tropical colony, relying on head-loading of goods as the predominant form of transport, into a modern market economy on the back of the greatest British industrial ingenuity of the time � railways? In this meticulously researched book, Komla Tsey brings to light the historical origins of a wide range of issues confronting present-day international development researchers and policy-makers, such as technology transfer, wealth creation versus equity of access, and ways to evaluate the benefits of development work, especially across cultures. In the context of the early twenty-first-century international investment interests in resource-rich Africa, Tsey argues, forensic historical research is required to determine the precise nature and scale of the financial and humanitarian injustices committed by British colonialists during the construction of major public works projects. More than providing opportunities to take possible legal actions for reparations, this research should also serve as a reminder to present-day African policy-makers and their international and local business partners that the injustices and blatant abuses of power of the past should never be repeated.
Table of Contents
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- Title page
- p. 2
- Copyright page
- p. 3
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 4-5
- About the Author
- pp. 6-7
- List of Tables
- p. vii
- List of Maps and Figures
- p. viii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xiv
- Part I
- Part II
- Chapter 9 - Operational Problems and Issues
- pp. 121-141
- Part III
- Bibliography
- pp. 231-238
- Back cover
- p. 258
Additional Information
ISBN
9789956728701
Related ISBN(s)
9789956728992
MARC Record
OCLC
838101913
Pages
258
Launched on MUSE
2013-06-30
Language
English
Open Access
No