Introduction: the economizing logic of the state -- From colonial economics to political economy, 1820-1940 -- Planning and the territorial perspective, 1945-1951 -- Calculable development, 1951-1954 -- The new finance officials, 1954-1958 -- The nation, in whose name they could act: the military and national income accounting, 1958-1964 -- A nation-state alone cannot transform its destiny, 1964-1966 -- Conclusion: toward a new African economic history -- Bibliography -- Index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-171) and index