Economic History Society of Southern Africa

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Economic History Society of Southern Africa (EHSSA), established in 1980, aims ‘to promote the study of, and interest in economic and social history’. It does so by holding conferences and workshops at various South African universities and publishing the journal Economic History of Developing Regions (renamed as of 2010; previously the South African Journal of Economic History). Its president is Dr Sophia du Plessis (University of Stellenbosch).

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It takes a liberal, pro-capitalist view. [1]

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  1. Iliffe, John (1999). "The South African economy, 1625-1997". Economic History Review. 52 (1): 87–103. doi:10.1111/1468-0289.00120.