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Beschreibung
Colonialism persists in many African countries due to the continuation of imperial monetary policy. This is the little-known account of the CFA Franc and economic imperialism.

The CFA Franc was created in 1945, binding fourteen African states and split into two monetary zones. Why did French colonial authorities create it and how does it work? Why was independence not extended to monetary sovereignty for former French colonies? Through an exploration of the genesis of the currency and an examination of how the economic system works, the authors seek to answer these questions and more.

As protests against the colonial currency grow, the need for myth-busting on the CFA Franc is vital and this exposé of colonial infrastructure proves that decolonisation is unfinished business.
Colonialism persists in many African countries due to the continuation of imperial monetary policy. This is the little-known account of the CFA Franc and economic imperialism.

The CFA Franc was created in 1945, binding fourteen African states and split into two monetary zones. Why did French colonial authorities create it and how does it work? Why was independence not extended to monetary sovereignty for former French colonies? Through an exploration of the genesis of the currency and an examination of how the economic system works, the authors seek to answer these questions and more.

As protests against the colonial currency grow, the need for myth-busting on the CFA Franc is vital and this exposé of colonial infrastructure proves that decolonisation is unfinished business.
Über den Autor
Fanny Pigeaud is a French journalist who works with Mediapart and Le Monde diplomatique, amongst other outlets. She is co-author of Africa's Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story and author of A Decade of Cameroon.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by William F. Mitchell

Map

Introduction

1. A Currency at the Service of the 'Colonial Pact'

2. The CFA System

3. Resistance and Reprisal

4. France in Command

5. At the Service of the Françafrique

6. An Obstacle to Development

7. An Unsustainable Status Quo

Epilogue

Postface

Notes

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780745341798
ISBN-10: 0745341799
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pigeaud, Fanny
Sylla, Ndongo Samba
Übersetzung: Fazi, Thomas
Hersteller: Pluto Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Fanny Pigeaud (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,249 kg
Artikel-ID: 118296342