African seaports and development in historical perspective

Ayodeji Olukoju ^[1]
1. [1] University of Lagos
  
  University of Lagos
  
  Nigeria
Localización: International journal of maritime history, ISSN 0843-8714, Vol. 32, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 185-200
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This article presents a long-term explanation of port evolution in Africa. It focuses on the economic, political and social characteristics that influenced the development of maritime infrastructures and their interaction with inland transport systems. This article demonstrates how seaport evolution in Africa has been heavily affected by path-dependence patterns. In addition, this study provides evidence of the insertion of the African economy into the waves of globalization through the modernization of seaports and the necessary institutional and technological flexibility.