Johan Fourie|Robert Ross|Russel Viljoen
Literacy at South African Mission Stations
measures education quality primarily years schooling literacy rates widely used ascertain contribution human capital formation longrun economic growth development article using census 4678 mission station residents documents literacy numeracy rates nonwhite citizens nineteenthcentury south africa 1849 census allows investigation mission stations influenced growth literacy cape colony find age gender duration residence whether individual arrived station emancipation slaves born importantly missionary society operating station matter literacy performance results offer new insights comparative performance missionary societies south africa contribute debate role missionary societies development colonial society