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Las puertas del Imperio. Análisis del sistema portuario de Senegal: jerarquía, centralidad y complementariedad en un contexto colonial, 1839-1910

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  • Daniel Castillo Hidalgo

    (Departamento de Economí­a, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain)

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Ports have been key elements that encouraged the development of regional and international trade. West African ports have played a distinguished role in the introduction of their hinterlands into the international economic dynamics. In the case of Senegal, the modernization of ports and railways during the colonial period supported this historical process. However, the scholarly tradition does not explore this question of Senegal until the construction of the port of Dakar in 1910. This paper analyses this topic, presenting a global perspective of the port functions developed by Saint-Louis and Gorée during the Senegalese economic transition towards an extroverted market economy. In addition, it will also show the importance of regional connectivity on the configuration of port systems. KEY Classification-JEL: L1. L9. N7. R4

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  • Daniel Castillo Hidalgo, 2015. "Las puertas del Imperio. Análisis del sistema portuario de Senegal: jerarquía, centralidad y complementariedad en un contexto colonial, 1839-1910," Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, Asociación Española de Historia Económica, vol. 11(02), pages 91-102.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:invest:v:11:y:2015:i:02:p:91-102
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    Keywords

    Sistemas portuarios. África Occidental. Globalización. Comercio;

    JEL classification:

    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
    • L9 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities
    • N7 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services
    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics

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