Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times
Denis Cogneau
(1, 2, 3)
,
Moradi Alexander
(4, 5)
Denis Cogneau
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Résumé
The partition of German Togoland after World War I provides a natural experiment to test the impact of British and French colonization. Using data of recruits to the Ghanaian colonial army 1908–1955, we find that literacy and religious affiliation diverge at the border between the parts of Togoland under British and French control as early as in the 1920s. We partly attribute this to policies towards missionary schools. The divergence is only visible in the South where educational and evangelization efforts were strong. Contemporary survey data show that border effects that began in colonial times still persist today.
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Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times
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Résumé |
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The partition of German Togoland after World War I provides a natural experiment to test the impact of British and French colonization. Using data of recruits to the Ghanaian colonial army 1908–1955, we find that literacy and religious affiliation diverge at the border between the parts of Togoland under British and French control as early as in the 1920s. We partly attribute this to policies towards missionary schools. The divergence is only visible in the South where educational and evangelization efforts were strong. Contemporary survey data show that border effects that began in colonial times still persist today.
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Auteur(s) |
Denis Cogneau
1, 2, 3
, Moradi Alexander
4, 5
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
IRD -
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
( 67872 )
- Siège
Le Sextant
44, bd de Dunkerque
CS 90009
13572 Marseille cedex 02
- France
4
Department of Geography [Brighton]
( 194259 )
- School of Global Studies, Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH
- Royaume-Uni
5
Stellenbosch University
( 302530 )
- Stellenbosch University
Private Bag X1,
Matieland, 7602,
Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Afrique du Sud
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2014-09
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Volume |
74
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Numéro |
3
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Page/Identifiant |
694-729
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Mots-clés |
en
Religious, Education, Ghana, Togo
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DOI | 10.1017/S0022050714000576 |
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