Legacies of military forced labour in Mali: traditional institutions and local development outcomes
Examines the historical and contemporary impacts of a coercive labour regime within the French colonial military conscription system in Mali.
Abstract
This study was motivated by the need to understand the long-term developmental legacies of colonial forced labour systems. The preliminary results suggest that historical coerced labour practices have long-lasting effects on local development, especially on education, in a context where formal schooling emerged as a product of colonialism.
This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.
Citation
Djima IY and others. ‘Legacies of military forced labour in Mali: traditional institutions and local development outcomes’ STEG Project Policy Brief, 2025
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Legacies of military forced labour in Mali: traditional institutions and local development outcomes