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Research
My main research areas are African economic history (especially eastern Africa), inequality, and the role of agriculture, agricultural transformation, and structural change in economic development. Other areas of interest include the role of (informal) institutions and culture in economic activity and development, especially that of witchcraft and religion, as well as property and land rights.
My doctoral research project was titled "Land, Labour, Legacies: Long-term Trebds in Inequality and Living Standards in Tanzania, c. 1920-2020" (2021). Within this project, I constructed social tables for the Tanganyika Territory, which I used to measure inequality in British colonial Tanganyika. I also investigated how changes in regime from the German colonial period to the post-independence period and the respective agricultural policies have impacted economic development and influenced inequality trends.
My main supervisor was Ellen Hillbom (assistant supervisors were Morten Jerven and Tobias Axelsson).
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economic History
Free keywords
- African economic history
- Inequality
- Agriculture
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations the last five years
Research output
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Rural Capitalists and the Uneven Paths of Development in Colonial Africa
Aboagye, P. Y., Hillbom, E. & Klocke, S., 2026 May 5, Frontiers in African Economic History.Research output: Other contribution › Web publication/Blog post › Research › peer-review
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Rural Capitalists and Development in Colonial Africa: A Comparative Analysis
Aboagye, P. Y., Hillbom, E. & Klocke, S., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Agrarian Change. p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A.G. Hopkins. Capitalism in the Colonies. African Merchants in Lagos, 1851–1931. Princeton University Press, Princeton (NJ) 2024. xxi, 551 pp. Ill. Maps. $49.95; £42.00. (E-book: $49.95; £42.00.)
Klocke, S., 2025 Aug 1, In: International Review of Social History. 70, 2, p. 380-383Research output: Contribution to journal › Review (Book/Film/Exhibition/etc.)
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The Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Nexus: Lessons from Long-term Trends in Tanzania, 1961–2017
Klocke, S. & Jerven, M., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Forum for Development Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Skill, race, and wage inequality in British Tanganyika
Klocke, S., 2024 Oct 1, In: Explorations in Economic History. 94, 101625.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Living in poverty? Studying subsistence livelihoods in colonial Africa
Bolt, J. (PI), Hillbom, E. (Researcher), Aboagye, P. Y. (Researcher) & Klocke, S. (Researcher)
2025/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
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Farmers in Crisis: A Historical-comparative Analysis of Resilience and Adaptation to Global Economic Shocks in Africa and Southeast Asia
Klocke, S. (PI), Axelsson, T. (Researcher) & Green, E. (Researcher)
2023/09/01 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
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Land, Labour, Legacies: Long-Term Trends in Income Inequality in Tanzania, c. 1890-present
Klocke, S. (PI)
2016/09/01 → 2016/09/22
Project: Dissertation
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Growing more unequal? Long term trends in inequality in Africa
Hillbom, E. (PI), Bolt, J. (Researcher), Green, E. (Researcher), Aboagye, P. Y. (Researcher), Klocke, S. (Researcher), Jerven, M. (Researcher) & de Haas, M. (Researcher)
Marianne och Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse
2016/01/01 → 2020/12/31
Project: Research