From Head-Loading to the Iron Horse. Railway Building in Colonial Ghana and the Origins of Tropical Development by Komla Tsey

From Head-Loading to the Iron Horse. Railway Building in Colonial Ghana and the Origins of Tropical Development by Komla Tsey

International development has its origins in the histories of nineteenth and early twentieth-century European colonisation. What happens when a leading colonial power decides to transform a model tropical colony, relying on head-loading of goods as the predominant form of transport, into a modern market economy on the back of the greatest British industrial ingenuity of the time - railways? In this meticulously researched book, Komla Tsey brings to light the historical origins of a wide range of issues confronting present-day international development researchers and policy-makers, such as technology transfer, wealth creation versus equity of access, and ways to evaluate the benefits of development work, especially across cultures. In the context of the early twenty-first-century international investment interests in resource-rich Africa, Tsey argues, forensic historical research is required to determine the precise nature and scale of the financial and humanitarian injustices committed by British colonialists during the construction of major public works projects. More than providing opportunities to take possible legal actions for reparations, this research should also serve as a reminder to present-day African policy-makers and their international and local business partners that the injustices and blatant abuses of power of the past should never be repeated.

Komla Tsey is a Tropical Leader/Research Professor in Education for Social Sustainability at James Cook University's Cairns Institute. He uses participatory action research and quality improvement approaches to support individuals, families, community groups, and workers and managers in organisations to take greater control and responsibility for the issues affecting their health and wellbeing. He has previously worked as a lecturer at University of Ghana, Head of Central Australian Unit of Menzies School of Health Research and Head of University of Queensland's School of Population Health North Queensland Unit. Komla's research and development activities have taken him to Ghana, Scotland, Aboriginal Australia, Papua New Guinea, China and Timor-Leste. He has written over 150 peer reviewed journal papers, authored/co-authored 5 books, and received many awards including the JA Thompson Award for Public Health Practice. Komla teaches short courses as well as provides consultancy services in the areas of research engagement and impact, leadership 'soft skills' training, wellbeing promotion, rapid evidence reviews and program planning and evaluation.

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ISBN 13	9789956728992
ISBN 10	9956728993
Title	From Head-Loading to the Iron Horse. Railway Building in Colonial Ghana and the Origins of Tropical Development
Author	Komla Tsey
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Langaa RPCID
Year published	2012-12-27
Number of pages	258
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