Liberia’s economic history over two centuries shows the challenges and opportunities of sovereignty for independent states around the world during the age of empires. In this talk Dr Leigh Gardner will draw on her new book Sovereignty without Power, which provides the first quantitative and comparative economic history of Liberia and contributes to debates in economic and political history. Drawing together a wide range of archival sources, the talk will present the first quantitative estimates of Liberian’s economic performance and uses these to compare it to its colonised neighbours and other independent countries.
🔸 Leigh Gardner, Sovereignty without Power, August 2022 [ Ссылка ]
🔸 The battle for the Liberian dollar (short film) [ Ссылка ]
This event was part of the LSE Research Showcase summer series. These 30 minute coffee-break sessions are open to the LSE community so that you can find out about some of the fascinating research taking place at LSE.
🔴 You can see details of the full Summer series online: [ Ссылка ]
🔴 Read more accessible stories about LSE research in our online research magazine, Research for the World: [ Ссылка ]
