African seaports and maritime economics in historical perspective
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
African seaports and maritime economics in historical perspective
(Palgrave studies in maritime economics)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2020
- : [pbk]
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book updates African maritime economic history to analyse the influence of seaports and seaborne trade, processes of urbanization and development, and the impact of globalization on port evolution within the different regions of Africa. It succeeds the seminal collection edited by Hoyle & Hilling which was conceived during a phase of sustained economic growth on the African continent, and builds on a similar trend where African economies have experienced processes of economic growth and the relative improvement of welfare conditions. It provides valuable insights on port evolution and the way the maritime sector has impacted the hinterland and the regional economic structures of the affected countries, including the several and varied agents involved in these activities.
African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective will be useful for economists, historians, and geographers interested in African and maritime issues, as well as policy makers interested in path-dependence and long-term analysis
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.- 2: African Seaports in Transition, 1850-1880s.- 3: Port systems and regional hierarchies in Africa in the long term.- 4: Modernization and development of the Moroccan port model during the Protectorate (1912-1956).- 5: Seaports of the Gulf of Guinea, c.1970-2018: developments and transformations.- 6: Ports performance: the case of East African ports.- 7: The development of the container port system in Southern Africa.- 8: Maritime Networks of Africa and Asia.- 9. Afterword: The Past and Future of African Seaports.
by "Nielsen BookData"