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Title: | The role of the Presbyterian Church in the economic development of Ghana |
Author: | Arhin, Kwame |
Year: | 1985 |
Periodical: | Research Review |
Volume: | 1 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 152-165 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ghana |
Subjects: | missionary history economic development |
Abstract: | The Presbyterian Church may be considered a continuation of the Basel Mission, whose missionaries were deported from the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1917, though not before they had played a significant role in laying the foundations of structural changes in the economy of the Gold Coast in the last quarter of the 19th century. Certain sets of activities introduced by the Basel Mission in the last quarter of the 19th century, particularly in the Akwapim area, southeastern Gold Coast, promoted changes in the use of natural resources and the acquisition of new skills and tools. The sets of activities included agricultural experiments and the introduction of new crops, including cocoa; infrastructural developments, such as in housing and communications; the introduction of new skills and tools; and changes in life style. This article describes these activities and shows their relationship to the changing economy. The article begins with a sketch of the history of the Basel Mission in the last quarter of the 19th century and an outline of the Akwapim economy as the framework within which the changes occurred. Bibliogr., ref. |