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African Decolonisation and Air Transportation

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  • Kenneth Button
  • Gianmaria Martini
  • Davide Scotti

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This paper focuses on the geographical distribution of air transportation growth in sub-Saharan Africa, paying attention to the overhanging legacy effects of European colonisation. The role of the colonial pasts on air movements between 1998 and 2011 is examined to see if patterns of supply have changed, and if there has been movement away from linkages that may have existed within the colonial blocks. Focusing on the former French and British colonies, we find evidence of residual linkages between countries within these blocks, although the exact patterns are somewhat different to much of the conventional wisdom regarding colonial legacies. © 2015 LSE and the University of Bath

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  • Kenneth Button & Gianmaria Martini & Davide Scotti, 2015. "African Decolonisation and Air Transportation," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 49(4), pages 626-639, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:v:49:y:2015:i:4:p:626-639
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    1. Tolcha, Tassew Dufera & Tchouamou Njoya, Eric & Bråthen, Svein & Holmgren, Johan, 2021. "Effects of African aviation liberalisation on economic freedom, air connectivity and related economic consequences," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 204-214.
    2. Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph, 2018. "Why are so many African companies uncompetitive on the global stage? Insights from the global airline industry," MPRA Paper 83933, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Button, Kenneth & Martini, Gianmaria & Scotti, Davide & Volta, Nicola, 2019. "Airline regulation and common markets in Sub-Saharan Africa," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 81-91.

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