Understanding the gains to capitalists from colonization: Lessons from Robert E. Lucas, Jr., Karl Marx and Edward Gibbon Wakefield
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- Edwyna Harris & Sumner La Croix, 2020. "Understanding the Gains to Capitalists from Colonization: Lessons from Robert E. Lucas, Jr., Karl Marx and Edward Gibbon Wakefield," Working Papers 202023, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
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Robert Lucas Jr.; Karl Marx; Edward Gibbon Wakefield; Migration; Systematic colonization; South Australia; Coordinated investment;All these keywords.
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- N47 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Africa; Oceania
- N57 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Africa; Oceania
- N97 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Africa; Oceania
- R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
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