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From Commodity to Colonial Currencies in West Africa

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Gareth Austin
African Economic History, June 2025, 53 (1) 1-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.53.1.1
Gareth Austin
Gareth Austin , Emeritus Professor of Economic History, University of Cambridge.
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vol. 53 no. 1 1-20
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https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.53.1.1
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African Economic History
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0145-2258
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  • Published online July 8, 2025.
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  1. Gareth Austin (gma31{at}cam.ac.uk), Emeritus Professor of Economic History, University of Cambridge.
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