Some Economic Results of the Civilizing Mission

M. Shahid Alam ()

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Civilizing mission; imperialism; colonization; global economy; neoclassical theory; free trade; growth rates; non-tradable goods; tradable goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O11 P51 F54 F59 P10 N00 B51 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-12-30
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