HISTORY 2JJ3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: World Bank
24 Apr 2020
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Economics and society in independent africa, in africa since 1800: 323-338. The early years after independence, most states: countries to have the take-off: exp agricultural boom, volume of exports grew, enrollments at schools increased at all levels. In most places it was taught in french or english: at independence, most countries had graduates where independence was delayed, edu had to develop among exiles of whom only a small group returned. Improved health infrastructure: health, nutrition, teaching, population growth, dams and hydroelectric power were considered to be a corner stone to modernization, high expectation but little reward in reality. African middle class upon which the health and progress of the new national economies largely depended. Includes really well known countries: ethiopia historic empire, tanzania which led e countries into independence, zaire belgian model colony, mozambique controlled ports and rivers into the interior.
