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Starkey, Otis P.

The Economic Geography of Barbados : A Study of the Relationships Between Environmental Variations and Economic Development / Otis P. Starkey. - 1 online resource (228 p.)

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- Maps and Graphs -- Chapter I. Introduction -- Chapter II. The Barbadian Environment -- Chapter III. The Beginnings of the Sugar and Slave Economy, 1625–51 -- Chapter IV. The Development of the Sugar and Slave Economy, 1652–1748 -- Chapter V. Barbados under the Planter Aristocracy, 1748–1833 -- Chapter VI. Barbados since Emancipation -- Chapter VII. The Recent Barbadian Economy: Production -- Chapter VIII. The Recent Barbadian Economy: Consumption -- Chapter IX. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index

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A look at the relationship between environment and economy on the island of Barbados. Topics include slavery, the sugarcane and cotton trades, and life on the island after emancipation.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780231933667 9780231893343

Standard No.: 10.7312/star93366 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions.

LC Class. No.: HC157.B35 / S7 1939

Dewey Class. No.: 330.97298