Title: State & economy of early 20th century Ethiopia :
Authors: Gabrahiwot Baykadagn,; Bonger, Tenkir.
Date: 1995
Publisher: Karnak House ;
Physical description: 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language: English
LC classification: D
Abstract: "Published posthumously in Ethiopia in Amarigna (Amharic) in 1924, Gabrahiwot's work still has relevance after his death. It serves as a graphic introduction into the political economy of Ethiopia at the turn of the century, guiding the reader through political and economic changes which significantly affect the peasant farmer far more than the state official. In exposing the military character of Ethiopian economic development, and by concretely analysing the country's internal system and its relationship with dominant European states, Gabrahiwot advances economic ideas which were clearly systematised within his thinking: the theory of labour and value and the basis of exchange economy, the relationship between the peasant and the trader, the role of developed societies in the unfair relationship in currency and produced goods. All these issues are dealt with forthrightly and with a commitment to resolve the problem of a mass-based dependency and unequal development."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Acknowledgement Foreword Introduction Gabrahiwot Baykadagn and His Time Synopsis of the Chapters Contributions to the Political Economy of Ethiopia Limitations of the Book Notes on Translation Concluding Remarks Presentation Statement Paulos Manamano -- Preface Gabrahiwot Baykadagn -- The Need for and Types of State Constitutions The Theory of Evolution and Ancient Man The Development of Human Society and Agriculture Warfare/Banditry, State Formation and the Development/Non-Development of Ethiopia The Theory of Labour, Value, Technology and Price Formation The Basis of Exchange Economy: Technical Progress, Division of Labour and Transport Agrarian Structure, Industrialisation and Tax Policy The Origin and Functioning of the Instruments of Exchange Gold and Silver as Instruments of Exchange The Consequences of Exchange Between Peasants and Traders The Origin of and the Need for Banks The Operation of Banks and the Supply Velocity and Expansion of Money Foreign Trade and Banking The Role of Government in Banking and the Case Against Monopoly The Demand, Supply, Fractionalisation and Valuation of Money in Circulation The Operation of the Gold Reserve Systems in England and Germany Glossary Notes to Chapters Bibliography Index
Notes: Includes index. Translation from the Ethiopic.
Subject headings (LCSH): Ethiopia--Economic conditions--20th century.; Ethiopia--Economic conditions.; Ethiopia--Politics and government--20th century.; Ethiopia--Politics and government.