La Revue d’Économie politique et la colonisation de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (1887-1920)

Raphaël Roudaire and Abdallah Zouache

Revue d'économie politique, 2022, vol. 132, issue 1, 149-179

Abstract: This article examines the treatment of the colonization of West Africa in the Revue d?Économie politique between 1887 and 1920. Our contribution led to three original results. Firstly, we have found that the colonization of West Africa is regularly debated, especially through chronicles and bibliographic bulletins, by the journal?s leading economists, but also by non-economists. Secondly, the economic analysis of colonization is built on racist assumptions. Thirdly, despite a strong reluctance about the role of politics in economic colonization, the state is seen as the main colonial actor, because it must secure land ownership, ensure political stability, promote colonial trade with the metropole in order to guarantee private investment. Economic colonization cannot come from private enterprises, in the most often discussed status, that of privileged companies, because they endanger national sovereignty.

Keywords: West Africa; Colonialism; State; Revue d’Économie Politique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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