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Title:Palm Oil Production on the Gold Coast in the Aftermath of the Slave Trade: A Case Study of the Fante
Author:Sanders, James
Year:1982
Periodical:International Journal of African Historical Studies
Volume:15
Issue:1
Pages:49-63
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:Fanti
mercantile history
palm oil
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
colonialism
History and Exploration
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Economics and Trade
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/218448
Abstract:Important structural changes were occurring in the Gold Coast economy in the period following abolition. A case study of the palm oil trade from 1807 to 1842 serves as illustration. With the beginning and growth of palm oil production on the Fante coast came the development of a money economy, a clearer division of labour, and Western-style social stratification. The trade in palm oil facilitated the import of European goods with which the products of local industry could not compete. While it did little to further internal economic development, it did much to encourage dependency. Map, notes.
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