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1.1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction
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1.2 The Founding of Modern Cameroon 1.2 The Founding of Modern Cameroon
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1.3 The Modern Cameroon Economy and its Foundations 1.3 The Modern Cameroon Economy and its Foundations
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1.3.1 Germans and the Colonial Constitution 1.3.1 Germans and the Colonial Constitution
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1.3.2 Christian Missions and European Traders 1.3.2 Christian Missions and European Traders
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1.3.3 Germans Introduce Plantation Agriculture 1.3.3 Germans Introduce Plantation Agriculture
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1.3.4 Germans Leave Behind a Decent Infrastructural Foundation 1.3.4 Germans Leave Behind a Decent Infrastructural Foundation
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1.4 The Arrival of the British and the French 1.4 The Arrival of the British and the French
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1.5 The Post-Reunification Economy 1.5 The Post-Reunification Economy
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1.5.1 Oil and the Cameroon Economy 1.5.1 Oil and the Cameroon Economy
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1.6 Anglophone-Francophone Contradictions and the Political Economy 1.6 Anglophone-Francophone Contradictions and the Political Economy
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1.7 Cameroon’s Economy Today 1.7 Cameroon’s Economy Today
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1.8 Conclusion 1.8 Conclusion
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References References
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1 The Cameroon Economy: Historical Overview
Get accessJohn Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University
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Published:26 January 2023
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Abstract
Cameroon, which is often referred to as Africa in miniature, has a political economy that has been influenced significantly by various groups and institutions. Cameroon is a bilingual country, with English and French as its official languages, as well as a mixed common-law and civil-law system, all remnants of British and French colonialism. Christianity has also affected the worldview of Cameroon’s various ethnolinguistic groups and the way they have interacted with one another over the years. Missionaries helped create written forms of many indigenous languages (e.g., Duala and Mungaka) and facilitated the creation of knowledge in these languages. Migrants from neighboring countries enriched the country’s cultural mix and contributed significantly to economic development. Internal migrations, occasioned by population pressures and the search for opportunities for self-actualization and economic advancement, contributed to the growth of Cameroon’s urban centers. In addition to Christianity, Islam and Cameroon’s various traditional religions inculcated in the people values, such as probity and morality, which have been critical to the development of economic and financial institutions in the country. Many of Cameroon’s traditional religious require that their adherents to be devout, honest, faithful and spiritual, values that augur well for the development of a fully functioning and sustainable economy.
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