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Pre‐colonial culture, post‐colonial economic success? The Tswana and the African economic miracle

The Economic History Review, 2010
Cultural explanations of economic phenomena have recently enjoyed a renaissance among economists. This article provides further evidence for the salience of culture through an in‐depth case study of one of the fastest‐growing economies in the world during the last 50 years—Botswana.
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From Colonial Economics to Development Economics

1994
More than two centuries after Smith’s Wealth of Nations, economists still inquire why the whole world is not developed. As earlier chapters have indicated, their analyses have evolved through various phases. The early period of development economics from approximately 1945–60 provides an especially significant phase.
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AN ECONOMICAL LABORATORY MOUSE COLONY

Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 1961
An economical and effective procedure for the production and maintenance of a laboratory mouse colony is described. It features the use of common and readily available structural materials which can be assembled and dismantled with minimal effort and skill. Ventilation, lighting, sanitation, feeding and watering techniques are described.
Miller, J R, Wood, A J
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Colonial legacies and economic growth

Public Choice, 1999
Much of the work on colonialism has been theoretical or anecdotal. In this paper, I close the gap between the literature on development and new growth theory by testing the effect of colonization on subsequent growth and development. In a sample of 63 ex-colonial states from 1961-1990, I find that colonies that were held for longer periods of time than
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Colonial Rule and Economic Subordination

Études rurales, 1983
This paper examines the impact of colonial rule on a region of India that was very partially integrated into external trade markets. In particular, it suggests that while, as in other parts of India, imports of manufactured goods from the metropolitan country undermined local, artisanal and proto-industrial production, in the agricultural sector ...
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