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Title: | Alfred Moloney and His Strategies for Economic Development in Lagos Colony and Hinterland, 1886-1891 |
Author: | Omosini, Olufemi |
Year: | 1975 |
Periodical: | Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria |
Volume: | 7 |
Issue: | 4 |
Period: | June |
Pages: | 657-672 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | economic development colonialism History and Exploration |
Abstract: | Alfred Moloney was governor of Lagos colony from 1886 to 1891. Although he showed an unusual interest in economic affairs and in concrete developments projects, little is written about him Emphasis in this paper is not on Moloney's biography per se, but on the strategies he formulated to improve the economic position of Lagos colony at a period of trade depression. Notes, table. |