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African seaports and maritime economics in historical perspective [electronic resource] / Ayodeji Olukoju, Daniel Castillo Hidalgo, editors.

This book updates African maritime economic history to analyse the influence of seaports and seaborne trade, processes of urbanization and development, and the impact of globalization on port evolution within the different regions of Africa. It succeeds the seminal collection edited by Hoyle & H...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Olukoju, Ayodeji, Hidalgo, Daniel Castillo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Series:Palgrave studies in maritime economics.
Subjects:
Harbors > Africa > History.
Merchant marine > Africa.
Shipping > Africa.
Harbors.
Merchant marine.
Shipping.
Africa.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Profile of African Seaports
  • 1.2 Structure of the Book
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 2 African Seaports in Transition, 1850-1880s
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The African Seaport: An Interface Between Sea and Land for a Globalized Economy Dominated by Europe
  • 2.3 Exporting Raw Commodities by Sea: Continuity and Innovation
  • 2.4 The Transition and Evolution of Exchange Terms
  • 2.5 Sociopolitical Conditions and Organization of External Exchanges.
  • 2.6 The Effects of the First Colonization Phase
  • 2.7 European Economic Pressures and Imperial Competition
  • 2.8 The Exchange Dynamics and the African Port-City Societies
  • 2.9 The Port Transformation: Creation, Reconversion and Improvements
  • 2.9.1 The Typological Evolution of African Seaports and Their Adaptation to the Demands of International Shipping
  • 2.9.2 Port Transformations: Renovation and Creation
  • 2.9.3 Gridding the Hinterlands
  • 2.10 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 3 Port Systems and Regional Hierarchies in Africa in the Long Term
  • 3.1 Introduction.
  • 3.2 Data, Methodology and Preliminary Results
  • 3.3 The Evolutionary Path of Maritime Transport Systems in Africa
  • 3.3.1 Seaports and the Consolidation of the Colonial State, 1880-1913
  • 3.3.2 From the Great War to World War II, 1914-1945
  • 3.3.3 Growth and Institutional Movements Towards Independence, 1946-1960
  • 3.3.4 Continuity with the Past, 1961-1972
  • 3.3.5 Structural Crises, 1973-1995
  • 3.3.6 African Seaports and the Second Wave of Globalization, 1996-2010s
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • Annex 1
  • Bibliography.
  • Chapter 4 Modernization and Development of the Moroccan Port Model During the Protectorate (1912-1956)
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Characteristics of the Port System
  • 4.2.1 Ports in the Moroccan Economy. The Importance of Protectorate Ports
  • 4.2.2 Actions and Debate as to Port Planning: Centralization vs. Decentralization
  • 4.2.3 Weakness of the Spanish Port System Model
  • 4.2.4 Modernization of Management
  • 4.3 Evolution of Port Activity
  • 4.3.1 The Predominance of Casablanca
  • 4.3.2 Low Levels of Activity in the Northern Ports
  • 4.4 Conclusion
  • Bibliography.
  • Chapter 5 Seaports of the Gulf of Guinea, C.1970-2018: Developments and Transformations
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Historical Development and Long-Term Economic Role of West African Seaports
  • 5.3 Developments in the Ports Sector Since 1970
  • 5.4 Regional Competition, Hinterland Development and the Transformation of the Regional Maritime Sector
  • 5.5 Containerization and Competition for Hub Port Status
  • 5.6 Demographic Growth and Maritime Challenges
  • 5.7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 6 Ports's Performance: The Case of East African Ports
  • 6.1 Introduction.

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