Post-Colonial Economic Challenges
Analysing the transition from colonial extractive economies to national development.
Key Questions
- 1How did "import substitution" aim to achieve economic independence?
- 2Why did many post-colonial states remain dependent on their former colonisers?
- 3What were the social consequences of rapid industrialisation?
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