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SUMMARY:Capitalism in a Colonial Context: African Merchants in Lagos\, 185
 1–1921 - A.G. Hopkins (Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Martin Andersson
DESCRIPTION:This talk advertises a neglected subject: the role of entrepre
 neurs in Africa’s long-run development. It analyses the careers of 100 A
 frican merchants in the port-city of Lagos between 1851 and 1921 and a rev
 ises received opinion about their fortunes. They did not decline\, nor did
  sole-ownership constrain their activities. They made the first attempts t
 o diversify the economy and ensured that limited companies could be regist
 ered locally. All firms\, indigenous and foreign\, struggled during the in
 ter-war period. Lagos merchants adapted by becoming financiers and rentier
 s. In doing so\, they made a vital contribution to the large and diverse e
 conomy that characterised Nigeria after 1945.
LOCATION:History Faculty\, Room 6
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