The Future of South African Economic History
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP06/2012Publication date: 2012
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(Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch)
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This note reviews the state and future of South African economic history. We argue that although new techniques, archival sources, international interest and a greater propensity to collaborate within and across disciplines have stimulated new research over the last decade, overcoming our divided methodological and ideological past remains first priority if South African economic history is to make a contribution to future development theory and policy, in South Africa and across the developing world.
JEL Classification:N01
Keywords:South Africa, economic history, historians, Apartheid, colonial history
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