Abstract
The literature on South African economic history is heavily white-centred. Especially quantitative evidence concerning the African population is scarce and hardly ever distinguishes between ethnic groups. This paper fills this gap by analysing the possibilities of investing into education for the most important native ethnic groups of the 19th century. Moreover, we show that suffering from deprivation was not always a consequence of being isolated from the white population, but depended on the type of white-native relationship. We distinguish between different types of relationships and quantify their effect on human capital outcomes. We measure the numeracy of natives who could visit missions, African tribes that cooperated militarily with Europeans, “normal” farmhands who worked on white-owned farms, and inhabitants of native reserves with only indirect contact with Europeans.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Unpublished - 2014 |
Event | 9th New Frontiers in African Economic History Workshop on African Economic Development over the Long Run - London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Oct 2014 → 25 Oct 2014 |
Workshop
Workshop | 9th New Frontiers in African Economic History Workshop on African Economic Development over the Long Run |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 24/10/14 → 25/10/14 |