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The Economy of Sudan, 1919–1939

In: Imperialism and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Simon Mollan

    (University of York)

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This chapter examines the history of the Sudan economy across the inter-war period, focusing on the impact of the Great Depression. Cotton was badly affected by the depression, and there was a significant fall in cotton prices on world markets, to which Sudan exported its cotton. Compounding these adverse market conditions, as a result of disease in the cotton crop, the yield of cotton also dropped. This led to a significant fall in the amount of cotton exported. Not only did this put the Sudan Plantations Syndicate under pressure but also the tenant farmers working on the Gezira Scheme experienced economic hardship and the finances of the Sudan government became distressed. In turn, this led to the significant retrenchment of government expenditure. All of this revealed the fragility of the cash-crop economy that has been developed and encouraged the Sudan government towards a kind of colonial ‘economic nationalism,’ increasingly hostile to their business partners in the Sudan Plantations Syndicate.

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  • Simon Mollan, 2020. "The Economy of Sudan, 1919–1939," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Imperialism and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, chapter 6, pages 145-163, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-030-27636-2_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27636-2_6
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