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The Future of South African Economic History

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  • Johan Fourie

    () (Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch)

  • Stefan Schirmer

    () (School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand)

Abstract

This note reviews the state and future of South African economic history. We argue that although new techniques, archival sources, international interest and a greater propensity to collaborate within and across disciplines have stimulated new research over the last decade, overcoming our divided methodological and ideological past remains first priority if South African economic history is to make a contribution to future development theory and policy, in South Africa and across the developing world.

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Paper provided by Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 06/2012.

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Date of creation: 2012
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Handle: RePEc:sza:wpaper:wpapers158

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Keywords: South Africa; economic history; historians; Apartheid; colonial history;

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  1. Bridging the methodological divide
    by Johan Fourie in Johan Fourie's Blog on 2012-05-11 12:47:35
  2. Bridging the methodological divide
    by Johan Fourie in Johan Fourie's Blog on 2012-05-11 12:47:35

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