CASE / 1890–1936
Gold Coast cocoa expansion, c. 1890–1936
A bounded case from Austin’s study of African producer-led cocoa expansion and resource reallocation.
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Boundary: Cocoa-growing regions of Asante and the Gold Coast from about 1890 to 1936; not all households, crops, or colonial Africa.
Why this case: The case records Austin’s finding that expansion reallocated resources from other market activities.
Gold Coast cocoa take-off, c. 1890–1936 1890–1936
The supply-side transformation studied by Austin, not a complete welfare or political history.
Formal design
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African producers initiated the Gold Coast cocoa take-off around 1890.
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Gareth Austin finds that Gold Coast cocoa production reallocated resources from existing market activities.
Observed outcomes
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Gold Coast cocoa exports expanded rapidly between about 1890 and 1936.