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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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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 1265.

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Date of creation: 30 Dec 2006
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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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O11 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
P51 - Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
F54 - International Economics - - International Relations and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
F59 - International Economics - - International Relations and International Political Economy - - - Other
P10 - Economic Systems - - Capitalist Systems - - - General
N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General
B51 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian
P16 - Economic Systems - - Capitalist Systems - - - Political Economy of Capitalism

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