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Title: Statistical sources and African post-colonial economic history: Notes from the (digital) archives

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 20780397

DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2019.1671187

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Abstract: While interest in African economic history has grown rapidly in recent years, the continent’s post-colonial past remains understudied. This is at least in part because of the decline and fragmentation in the publication of economic statistics after decolonization, which has limited the type and breadth of quantitative analysis that can be undertaken. Nonetheless, this note argues that there are comparatively untapped post-colonial data sources that could enrich the study of the continent's economic history. The note surveys some of these sources and data repositories and provides advice, based on the author’s own experiences, on how to utilize them.

Url: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20780389.2019.1671187

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Authors: Simson, Rebecca

Periodical (Full): Economic History of Developing Regions

Issue: 2

Volume: 35

Pages: 143-154

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Population Data Science

Countries: Benin, Kenya, Liberia