Settler Skills and Colonial Development
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- Dieter von Fintel & Johan Fourie, 2011. "Settler skills and colonial development," Working Papers 213, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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Keywords
South Africa; Cape Colony; French Huguenots; VOC; wine; slaves;All these keywords.
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- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- N37 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Africa; Oceania
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