Abstract: The study examines the various schools of thought that make-up the theoretical framework an economic historian will have to utilize in the course of identifying, analyzing and embarking upon his research work on economic growth and development of any city. The study observed that although the economic historian utilize the same research methodology with the social scientist (be it political economy, economics and political scientist and so forth), but will further stretch his research to utilize his historical skills to analyze the past and present economic growth and development of any city, so as to predict its future analysis. Our findings are that while institutions frame all human behavior, it is through organizations that people carry out complex social interactions to achieve economic growth and development. The study concludes that it is inappropriate to discuss or study economic history of any city, without understanding the theoretical framework, transformations and process of economic evolution, growth and development of that city.
Keywords: Economic History of Port Harcourt, Theoretical Framework and Approach.
Title: Economic History of Port Harcourt, 1912-2003: Theoretical Framework and Approach
Author: GRACE MALACHI BROWN
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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