Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2025
Department 1
History
Department 2
Africana Studies
Abstract
This essay argues that economic miracles are the result of particular processes and procedures to establish a regime of truth. Taking the example of Ivory Coast from the 1950s through the early 1980s as core evidence, the author shows the role of public relations in creating a particular perception of economic achievements. Using the emergence of both West Germany and Japan as early examples in the wake of postwar reconstruction, it is further underlined that the larger context of the Cold War facilitated the construction of economic miracles.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
DOI
10.1215/01636545-11506791
Version
Accepted Manuscript/Postprint
ISBN/ISSN
0163-6545
Recommended Citation
Bamba, Abou. “Economic Miracles and Their Hypes: An Africanist Disputation.” Radical History Review 151 (January 2025): 227-240. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-11506791.
Comments
This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) of an article that appeared in Radical History Review 151 (January 2025): 227-240.
The publisher's version is available here: https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-11506791