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Maize and Gold: South African Agriculture’s Transition from Suppression to Support, 1886–1948

In: Agricultural Development in the World Periphery

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  • Jan C. Greyling

    (Stellenbosch University)

  • Nick Vink

    (Stellenbosch University)

  • Emily van der Merwe

    (Stellenbosch University)

Abstract

Chapter 7 revisits the development of the South African agricultural sector during the early mineral revolution (1886–1948) and contributes to the recent extension of the structural transformation literature that stresses the importance of taking underlying country fundamentals into account with development policy formation. This case illustrates the complexity of the political tensions created during the transformation process and their long-term impact, since these played a significant role in putting the country on the path to grand apartheid. In addition, a newly compiled long-term dataset on agricultural prices, output and public spending is provided, to add a quantitative perspective to the ability of either party to capture the state and a more precise estimate of the timing of the disintegration of the alliance.

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  • Jan C. Greyling & Nick Vink & Emily van der Merwe, 2018. "Maize and Gold: South African Agriculture’s Transition from Suppression to Support, 1886–1948," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Vicente Pinilla & Henry Willebald (ed.), Agricultural Development in the World Periphery, chapter 7, pages 179-204, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-319-66020-2_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66020-2_7
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