Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects

Olukunle P. Owolabi is an associate professor of political science at Villanova University, where he teaches courses on Comparative Politics, African Politics, comparative democratization, and the developmental legacies of colonialism. His research examines the developmental legacies of forced settlement and colonial occupation in the Global South and has been published in Comparative Politics. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, and an M.Phil in Latin American studies from Oxford University.

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction: Forced Settlement, Colonial Occupation, and the Historical Roots of Divergent Development in the Global South2. A Historical Overview of Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation in the Global South3. Historical Institutionalism, Critical Junctures, and the Divergent Legacies of Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation4. A Global Statistical Analysis of Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation: Colonial Institutions and Postcolonial Development5. Comparing British Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation: Jamaica and Sierra Leone6. Comparing Portuguese Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation: Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau7. A Global Tour of Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation under French Rule: From Saint-Domingue (Haiti) and Les Antilles to Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa8. Conclusions, Reflections, and Avenues for Future ResearchBibliographyData Appendix 4.1Data Appendix 4.2Data Appendix 4.3Data Appendix 4.4Index

This fantastic new book is a major contribution to the literature on colonialism and development. Owolabi addresses the puzzle of why the early colonies with planation slavery often ended up with relatively high levels of development. Owolabi skillfully uses multimethod tools to make an eye-opening argument that merits wide attention among social scientists and historians.