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Colonies

D. FiaschiRodolfo Signorino

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David Ricardo colonies decreasing returns growth colonial tradeSettore SECS-P/04 - Storia Del Pensiero Economico

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The entry discusses David Ricardo's three main analytical arguments related to the colonial issue: i) colonies as a source of new fertile land and therefore as a viable solution to the problem of decreasing returns on domestic land; ii) colonies as possible outlet markets able to absorb domestic excess supply; and, finally, iii) the effects of trade restrictions between a colony and its mother country.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/192898