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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | The World Abir Made: The Maringa-Lopozi Basin, 1885-1903 |
Author: | Harms, Robert |
Year: | 1983 |
Periodical: | African Economic History |
Volume: | 12 |
Pages: | 125-139 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Congo (Democratic Republic of) Congo Free State |
Subjects: | rubber History and Exploration Economics and Trade colonialism |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/3601320 |
Abstract: | Abir, the largest rubber concession company in the Congo Independent State, neither created self-perpetuating structures of dependency nor introduced progressive change into the Maringa-Lopori basin. Instead it operated on a boomand-bust cycle and when the bust came around 1904 it departed, leaving a legacy of death, disease, and destruction. An account of the structure, organisation and operations of Abir, an example of a transitional enterprise that bridged the gap between nineteenth century marauding and twentieth century industry. Maps, notes, tab. |