Persistent Poverty: Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World

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Zed Books, 1983 - Social Science - 244 pages
Examination of the ways in which structural characteristics of the plantation system influence the political, economic and social development process in developing countries, particularly in Asian and Caribbean countries and in Brazil - covers demographic aspects, traditional agriculture resource allocation, the labour supply of rural workers, the impact of technological change on plantation enterprises, etc. Bibliography, references and statistical tables.

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Plantations in third world economy
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The political economy of change in plantation
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