The Advance of African Capital

The Advance of African Capital
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0813915627
ISBN-13 : 9780813915623
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Book Synopsis The Advance of African Capital by : Tom G. Forrest

Download or read book The Advance of African Capital written by Tom G. Forrest and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining ethnographic and historical perspectives, Tom Forrest examines the strategies and patterns of development employed by business people from the colonial period to the present. Through a series of highly readable case studies, he provides a broad picture of the various forms of capital accumulation and sectoral advances in trade, transport, manufacture, agriculture, finance and other services. These are set within the context of changing economic opportunities, shifts in power and policy, relations with foreign capital, and attitudes towards private business and the state.


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