Tropical Development, 1880-1913: Studies in Economic ProgressTaylor & Francis, 3. 11. 2005 - Počet stran: 352 First Published in 2005. Part of a series on Economic History, this book looks at Tropical Development from 1880 to 1913. These essays were prepared during the year 1967-8 for the tropics modern economic development began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century with its revolutionary reduction of transport costs and heavy international flow of capital. |
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THE EXPORT STIMULUS page | 13 |
Statistical Tables | 15 |
TROPICAL EXPORTS | 46 |
Colombia | 60 |
The rate of growth 46 Individual commodities 51 Conclusion | 61 |
BRAZIL | 100 |
Transportation 105 Population 108 Land | 111 |
Other agriculture 113 Economic policy 118 National income | 123 |
EGYPT | 198 |
CEYLON | 221 |
INDONESIA | 250 |
the evidence | 256 |
Factors in development 261 The indigenous economy | 272 |
The Philippines | 280 |
Bibliography | 281 |
INDIA | 309 |
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