Julia Cagé|Valéria Rueda
The Long-Term Effects of the Printing Press in sub-Saharan Africa
Sciences Po|Sciences Po
article investigates longterm consequences printing press nineteenth century subsaharan africa social capital nowadays protestant missionaries first import printing press allow indigenous population use build new geocoded dataset locating protestant missions 1903 dataset includes mission station geographic location characteristics well printing educational healthrelated investments undertaken mission show within regions close missions proximity printing press associated higher newspaper readership trust education political participation jel l82 n37 n77 n97 o17 o43 z13