Colonial economies and their legacy Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three type of African economies?
Which countries fall under these categories?
A
Peasant based cash crop economies
- Gold Coast
- Nigeria
- Uganda
Mining
- Northern Rhodesia
Settler economies / plantations
2
Q
What was Lugard’s Duel Mandate?
A
Lugard saw that empires couldn’t be entirely exploitative and extractive
Post WW1 League of Nations established - colonial rule had to be legitimised by developing Africa whilst retaining and expanding profitability for the empire
