The establishment of the colonial economy in Guinea Bissau: the colonial state, trade and agriculture, 1815-1926: review of a development

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Title:	The establishment of the colonial economy in Guinea Bissau: the colonial state, trade and agriculture, 1815-1926: review of a development
Author:	Schoenmakers, H.
Year:	1986
Periodical:	Les cahiers du CEDAF
Issue:	2-4
Pages:	3-29
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Guinea-Bissau Portugal
Subjects:	colonialism colonial economy
Abstract:	In the course of the 19th century the foundations were laid for the creation of a modern colonial state in Guinea-Bissau. The process of abolishing the slave trade and the establishment of a colonial economy necessitated a new managerial and administrative infrastructure. The present study deals with some aspects of this transitionary process, particularly the manner in which precolonial political structures in northern Guinea-Bissau (the Kaabu kingdom) were incorporated into the new colonial political system, and the role of the state in the development of a colonial economy. The main focus is on the introduction of peanut production for export. Bibliogr., notes, ref.