Sovereignty Without Power - Liberia in the Age of Empires, 18221980

Sovereignty without Power provides the first quantitative and comparative economic history of Liberia and contributes to debates in economic and political history. Liberia's economic history over two centuries shows the challenges and opportunities of sovereignty for independent states around the world during the age of empires.

List of contents

List of figures; Preface; 1. Reconstructing the fragments: Liberia's economic history, 1847-1980; Part I. Foundations: 2. Before the dragons came; 3. Black Americans in West Africa; Part II. The Art of Survival: 4. Trade, globalization and sovereignty; 5. From paper to gold ; 6. The costs of foreign capital; 7. Financial controls and forced labor; Part III. Sovereignty for Sale?: 8. An African marshall plan; 9. Concessions and growth; 10. Selling the flag; 11. Sovereignty beyond the age of empires; Appendix 1: Data on Liberia's economic history; Appendix 2: Constructing Liberian GDP statistics; References; Index.

About the author

Leigh A Gardner is Associate Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the author of Taxing Colonial Africa: The Political Economy of British Imperialism (2012) and co-author (with Tirthankar Roy) of Economic History of Colonialism (2020).

Summary

Sovereignty without Power provides the first quantitative and comparative economic history of Liberia and contributes to debates in economic and political history. Liberia's economic history over two centuries shows the challenges and opportunities of sovereignty for independent states around the world during the age of empires.

Product details

• Authors: Leigh A. Gardner, Leigh A. (London School of Economics and Gardner, Gardner Leigh A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009181099
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0918109-9
• No. of pages: 362
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Liberia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, African History, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies