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Some Economic Results of the Civilizing Mission

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  • Alam, M. Shahid

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This paper proposes three tasks. It briefly delineates the character of the civilizing mission and the interests it served, especially the colonization of Asia and Africa. In addition, the claims of the civilizing mission and the neoclassical theory of trade are tested empirically by comparing growth rates of sovereign countries and colonies, and of colonies before and after they gained sovereignty. Finally, we offer a quick review of the changing dynamics of the global economy as goods which were hitherto non-tradable become increasingly tradable.

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  • Alam, M. Shahid, 2006. "Some Economic Results of the Civilizing Mission," MPRA Paper 1265, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. M. Shahid Alam, 2000. "Poverty from the Wealth of Nations," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-0-333-98564-9, October.
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    Keywords

    Civilizing mission; imperialism; colonization; global economy; neoclassical theory; free trade; growth rates; non-tradable goods; tradable goods;
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    JEL classification:

    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
    • F59 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Other
    • P10 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - General
    • N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General
    • B51 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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