The Business of Development in Post-Colonial Africa

1. Introduction: New Directions in the History of Business and Development in Post-Colonial Africa; Véronique Dimier and Sarah Stockwell.- 2. Business, the Commonwealth and the Rhetoric of Development: The Federation of Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce and Africa, 1945-1974; Andrew Dilley.- 3. Adapting to Independence: The East Africa Association, Post-Colonial Business Networks and Economic Development; Poppy Cullen.- 4. Belgian Firms, Development Plans and the Independence of the Belgian Congo; Charlotte Strick.- 5. Oil Companies as Agents of Post-Colonial Relations: France, Algeria, and Italy in the Sahara; Marta Musso.- 6. A Partner in Progress? Shell-BP's Development Role in Nigeria During the Transition to Independence; Christopher Minton.- 7. The 'Know-How of the World is Mainly with Private Companies': The Commonwealth Development Corporation and British Business in Post-Colonial Africa; Sarah Stockwell.- 8. Decolonizing Finance, Africanizing Banking- François Pacquement.- 9. The European Development Fund, a Dowry for French Companies?-Véronique Dimier.- 10. Displacing the French? Ivorian Development and the Question of Economic Decolonisation, 1946-1975- Abou B. Bamba.-11. European Private Sector and African Firms in EU-ACP Development Cooperation (1975-2000)- Olivier Van den Bossche.- 12. Afterword- Véronique Dimier and Sarah Stockwell.