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The White Man’s Burden: On the Effect of African Resistance to European Domination

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  • Kodila-Tedika, Oasis

    (University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

  • Asongu, Simplice A.

    (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

  • Cinyabuguma, Matthias

    (World Bank, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Abstract

Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary issue addressed by this study. We establish that African resistance has had adverse effects on post-colonial African development and discuss possible channels of such causality. This relationship is robust to alternative models and to controlling for the outliers. The empirical evidence is based on instrumental variable and treatment effect estimation techniques.

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  • Kodila-Tedika, Oasis & Asongu, Simplice A. & Cinyabuguma, Matthias, 2024. "The White Man’s Burden: On the Effect of African Resistance to European Domination," Journal of Economic Development, The Economic Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, vol. 49(2), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:jecdev:0084
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    Keywords

    African Resistance; Colonization; Development; European Domination; Slavery;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N17 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Africa; Oceania
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems

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