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Income and Wealth-Transfer Effects of Resource Exploitation: A Theory of Indemnities to Africa

In: Accounting for Colonialism

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  • Julian Ellison

    (Economist, Black Economic Research Center)

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This chapter applies Ricardian rent theory to the relations between Africa and the West. By doing so, data problems can be avoided. The justification for this approach is that in Ricardian theory, the level of rent and the price of land are determined by the market value of the economic activity performed on the land. But the determination of the market value assumes and depends in the first instance on the existence and control of the land. And direct, and indirect control, was a feature of most forms of imperialism and colonialism.

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  • Julian Ellison, 2023. "Income and Wealth-Transfer Effects of Resource Exploitation: A Theory of Indemnities to Africa," Springer Books, in: Richard F. America (ed.), Accounting for Colonialism, chapter 0, pages 89-103, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-32804-6_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32804-6_5
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