dc.contributor.advisor |
Morrison, James H. |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Ghana |
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dc.creator |
Dzivenu, Togbiga |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-05-09T12:32:08Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-05-09T12:32:08Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1995 |
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dc.identifier.other |
HD9200 G42 D94 1995 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22466 |
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dc.description |
xi, 158 leaves : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
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dc.description |
Includes abstract. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-158). |
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dc.description.abstract |
The thesis studies the cocoa hold-up organized by Ghana's peasant cocoa farmers in 1937-38. Analytically contextualized in the development theories of structuralism, concepts of comparative advantage and international division of labour, the thesis makes the following points: first, that cocoa production incorporated Ghana's economy into the international market economy in a dependent, mono-crop exporting peripheral position. Second, that the introduction and spread of this export-crop introduced profound socio-economic changes into Ghana's agrarian economy.
The changes include a monetized economy, shifts in traditional concepts and practices of land holding and use, a reorganized social structure. These changes altogether produced a new segment of rich and empowered farmers and western-educated elites, nouveaux riches. Together, these nouveaux riches led successful peasant/grassroot challenges against colonial economic and political policies. These socio-economic protests largely marked the early stages of modern trade unionism and peasant political activism in Ghana.
Finally, the thesis establishes that the main factors that led to the 1937-38 hold-up have still not been addressed by Ghana's modern-day governments. These factors are collectively expressed in the absence of an integrated technology-based cocoa industry and a rewarding cocoa producer prices. In part, this explains why Ghana's economy continues to be a mere appendage within the structure and control system of the world economy. |
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dc.description.provenance |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University |
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dc.subject.lcc |
HD9200.G42 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Cocoa trade -- Ghana -- History |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Peasants -- Ghana -- Social conditions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Peasants -- Ghana -- Economic conditions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Peasants -- Ghana -- Political -- activity |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Ghana -- Politics and government -- To 1957 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Ghana -- Social conditions -- To 1957 |
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dc.title |
Peasantry and political power : a case study of peasant cocoa farmers in Ghana |
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dc.type |
Text |
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thesis.degree.name |
Master of Arts in International Development Studies |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
International Development Studies Program |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.) |
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