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Structural change and long-term growth : the Suriname experience

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  • 8/22/02 JOY_D
Summary: Reviews the significant changes in the structure of the Suriname economy over the course of the 20th century. Focuses on the changes from a typical colonial plantation economy in decline at the start of the century, towards an agrarian economy dominated by small-scale production units until the second world war, and ultimately to a mining economy highly affected by the boom-bust cycles of the bauxite and aluminium market.
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Reviews the significant changes in the structure of the Suriname economy over the course of the 20th century. Focuses on the changes from a typical colonial plantation economy in decline at the start of the century, towards an agrarian economy dominated by small-scale production units until the second world war, and ultimately to a mining economy highly affected by the boom-bust cycles of the bauxite and aluminium market.

8/22/02 JOY_D

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