Vos, J. (2014) Work in times of slavery, colonialism, and civil war: labor relations in Angola from 1800 to 2000. History in Africa, 41, pp. 363-385. (doi: 10.1017/hia.2014.8)
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Abstract
In Angola, a trend towards labor commodification, set in motion under the impact of the nineteenth-century produce trade and colonial rule, has been reversed in the decades since independence. Angolans have always worked mainly in the reciprocal sphere, but with the growing commercialization of the economy after the abolition of the slave trade, self-employment has also become a constant in Angolan labor history. By 2000, the rural population was thrown back to subsistence farming, while the larger part of the urban population has tried to survive by self-employment in the informal economy. Wage labor, widespread under colonialism, has become less common.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Vos, Dr Jelmer |
| Authors: | Vos, J. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Journal Name: | History in Africa |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 0361-5413 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1558-2744 |
| Published Online: | 28 April 2014 |
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