Economic History of Developing Regions
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Economic History of Developing Regions
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EHDR is an Economic History journal promoting the study of economic change in the developing South, including Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
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"Colonial trade linkages: Trade policy and imports in South and Southeast Asia colonial markets (1874–1913)"

by Alejandro Ayuso-Díaz & Antonio Tena-Junguito

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Colonial trade linkages: Trade policy and imports in South and Southeast Asia colonial markets (1874–1913)
This paper examines long-term colonial trade linkages using import data from South and Southeast Asian colonies between 1874 and 1913. It analyses the ‘colonial effect’ on imports, focusing on how ...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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"The history that moves us: Colonial duration, era of occupation, and migration"

by Edward Kosack & Kristina Sargent

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The history that moves us: Colonial duration, era of occupation, and migration
Colonialism has important effects for former colonies, and despite the long colonial history between Europe and Africa, the nuances of the impacts of that history are relatively understudied. The c...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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"The impact of the 1901 Land Title Deed Act on Bangkok’s urban land market"

by Jessica Vechbanyongratana

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The impact of the 1901 Land Title Deed Act on Bangkok’s urban land market
In a bid to maintain sovereignty, Siam strategically adopted the Torrens system of land administration in 1901, effectively converting traditional secure usufruct rights to fully transferable priva...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
▶️▶️The 2nd issue of 2025 is now online, a special issue focusing on New Voices in Nigerian Economic History!

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Economic History of Developing Regions
New Voices on Nigerian Economic History. Volume 40, Issue 2 of Economic History of Developing Regions
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August 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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"From marginalization to tokenism: The political economy of industrialization in Gombe, North East Nigeria, 1963–2013"

by Misbahu Saidu

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From marginalization to tokenism: The political economy of industrialization in Gombe, North East Nigeria, 1963–2013
At independence, most African countries viewed development as synonymous with industrialization. With the enactment of the Aid to Pioneer Industries Ordinance in 1952, industrialization became a ma...
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July 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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"The United Kingdom, the Sterling Area operations, and reserve management in Nigeria: The politics of the Sterling Guarantee Agreement (1931–1979)"

by Abel Ezeoha, Emmanuel Onah, and Chibuike Uche

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The United Kingdom, the Sterling Area operations, and reserve management in Nigeria: The politics of the Sterling Guarantee Agreement (1931–1979)
From a historical perspective and using a country-specific case analysis, this paper examines the claim that, under a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, a country’s monetary system unwittingly ...
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June 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🚨🛑The 1st issue of 2025 is now available online!🛑🛑

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Economic History of Developing Regions
The Uneven Expansion of Education in Developing Regions. Volume 40, Issue 1 of Economic History of Developing Regions
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April 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"Education and land inequality: Evidence on Colombia land tenure and human capital formation"

by Germán Tabares-Pozos, Irina España-Eljaiek, & Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mora

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Education and land inequality: Evidence on Colombia land tenure and human capital formation
This article provides new evidence for the effects of land inequality on human capital formation using the case of Colombia in the first half of the twentieth century. The paper studies this causal...
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March 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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"Unification of education, ethnic diversity, and literacy in the early Turkish Republic"

by Alpay Filiztekin

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Unification of education, ethnic diversity, and literacy in the early Turkish Republic
This paper examines the impact of language and education policies on human capital accumulation during the nation-building process in the early Turkish Republic and tests whether ethnic composition...
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February 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM