From head-loading to the iron horse :: railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development /
International development has its origins in the histories of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European colonisation. What happens when a leading colonial power decides to transform a model tropical colony, relying on head-loading of goods as the predominant form of transport, into a modern m...
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| Zusammenfassung: | International development has its origins in the histories of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European colonisation. What happens when a leading colonial power decides to transform a model tropical colony, relying on head-loading of goods as the predominant form of transport, into a modern market economy on the back of the greatest British industrial ingenuity of the time - railways? In this book, the author brings to light the historical origins of a wide range of issues confronting present-day international development researchers and policy-makers, such as technology transfer, wealth creation versus equity of access, and ways to evaluate the benefits of development work, especially across cultures. In the context of the early twenty-first-century international investment interests in resource-rich Africa, the author argues, forensic historical research is required to determine the precise nature and scale of the financial and humanitarian injustices committed by British colonialists during the construction of major public works projects. More than providing opportunities to take possible legal actions for reparations, this research should also serve as a reminder to African policy-makers and their international and local business partners that the injustices and blatant abuses of power of the past should never be repeated. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xiv, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238). |
| ISBN: | 9789956728701 9956728705 9789956728466 9956728462 |
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| oclc_num | 838101913 |
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| physical | 1 online resource (xiv, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| psigel | ZDB-4-EBU |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publishDateSearch | 2013 |
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| publisher | Langaa Research & Publishing cig ; Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, |
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| spelling | Tsey, Komla. From head-loading to the iron horse : railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / Komla Tsey. Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing cig ; [Oxford] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (xiv, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238). Print version record. A Slow Beginning, 1879-1895 -- The Development of the Western Line, 1895-1912 -- The Eastern Line and the Development of Lighterage Ports, 1904-1918 -- Post-War Expansion : The Ten-Year Development Plan (1920-1930) -- The Recruitment of Construction Workers and Colonial Labour Policy -- The Acquisition of Railway and Harbour Land and Colonial Land Policy -- Railway investment and Colonial Financial Policy -- The Management System, Personnel and Labour Relations -- Operational Problems and Issues -- The Economic and Social Impact of the Railways -- Railways : Commerce and Crafts, Urbanisation and Public Health -- Railways and Economic Development : The Gold Coast Experience in the Global Context. International development has its origins in the histories of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European colonisation. What happens when a leading colonial power decides to transform a model tropical colony, relying on head-loading of goods as the predominant form of transport, into a modern market economy on the back of the greatest British industrial ingenuity of the time - railways? In this book, the author brings to light the historical origins of a wide range of issues confronting present-day international development researchers and policy-makers, such as technology transfer, wealth creation versus equity of access, and ways to evaluate the benefits of development work, especially across cultures. In the context of the early twenty-first-century international investment interests in resource-rich Africa, the author argues, forensic historical research is required to determine the precise nature and scale of the financial and humanitarian injustices committed by British colonialists during the construction of major public works projects. More than providing opportunities to take possible legal actions for reparations, this research should also serve as a reminder to African policy-makers and their international and local business partners that the injustices and blatant abuses of power of the past should never be repeated. Railroads Ghana History. Economic development Ghana History. Ghana History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054760 Chemins de fer Ghāna Histoire. Développement économique Ghāna Histoire. Ghāna Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads Pictorial. bisacsh Economic development fast Railroads fast Ghana fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrwWdFrtwYQThrFvRGJXd History fast has work: From head-loading to the iron horse (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFBxcQ7JVTPg4mqT6hrhxP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Tsey, Komla. From head-loading to the iron horse. Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing cig ; [Oxford] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, ©2013 9956728993 (OCoLC)823897054 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=543338 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Tsey, Komla From head-loading to the iron horse : railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / A Slow Beginning, 1879-1895 -- The Development of the Western Line, 1895-1912 -- The Eastern Line and the Development of Lighterage Ports, 1904-1918 -- Post-War Expansion : The Ten-Year Development Plan (1920-1930) -- The Recruitment of Construction Workers and Colonial Labour Policy -- The Acquisition of Railway and Harbour Land and Colonial Land Policy -- Railway investment and Colonial Financial Policy -- The Management System, Personnel and Labour Relations -- Operational Problems and Issues -- The Economic and Social Impact of the Railways -- Railways : Commerce and Crafts, Urbanisation and Public Health -- Railways and Economic Development : The Gold Coast Experience in the Global Context. Railroads Ghana History. Economic development Ghana History. Chemins de fer Ghāna Histoire. Développement économique Ghāna Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads Pictorial. bisacsh Economic development fast Railroads fast |
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| title | From head-loading to the iron horse : railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / |
| title_auth | From head-loading to the iron horse : railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / |
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| title_full | From head-loading to the iron horse : railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / Komla Tsey. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | From head-loading to the iron horse : railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / Komla Tsey. |
| title_short | From head-loading to the iron horse : |
| title_sort | from head loading to the iron horse railway building in colonial ghana and the origins of tropical development |
| title_sub | railway building in colonial Ghana and the origins of tropical development / |
| topic | Railroads Ghana History. Economic development Ghana History. Chemins de fer Ghāna Histoire. Développement économique Ghāna Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads Pictorial. bisacsh Economic development fast Railroads fast |
| topic_facet | Railroads Ghana History. Economic development Ghana History. Ghana History. Chemins de fer Ghāna Histoire. Développement économique Ghāna Histoire. Ghāna Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads Pictorial. Economic development Railroads Ghana History |
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