Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities : Do They Matter for Economic Development?

Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities : Do They Matter for Economic Development?

Levels of development vary widely within countries in the Americas. We argue that part of this variation has its roots in the colonial era, when colonizers engaged in different economic activities in different regions of a country.We present evidence consistent with the view that “bad” activities...

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Main Authors: Bruhn, Miriam, Gallego, Francisco A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2015
Subjects:
colonial history
economic development
subnational economic development
colonization
growth paths
exploitation
economies of scale
forced labor
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21436

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21436

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