Agricultural institutions, industrialization and growth: The case of New Zealand and Uruguay in 1870-1940

被引：11
作者：
Alvarez, Jorge [2 ]
Bilancini, Ennio [1 ]
D'Alessandro, Simone [3 ]
Porcile, Gabriel [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Econ, I-41100 Modena, Italy
[2] Univ Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay
[3] Univ Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
[4] Univ Fed Parana, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
来源：
EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY | 2011年 / 48卷 / 02期
关键词：
Agricultural institutions; Industrialization; Growth; New Zealand; Uruguay functional distribution; Agricultural surplus;
D O I：
10.1016/j.eeh.2010.05.004
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
In this paper we apply a model of early industrialization to the case of New Zealand and Uruguay in 1870-1940. We show how differences in agricultural institutions may have produced different development paths in two countries which were similar under many respects. While in New Zealand the active role of the Crown in regulating the land market facilitated access to land, in Uruguay land was seized by a small group of large landowners. Our model shows that land concentration may have negatively influenced industrialization and growth by impeding the formation of a large group of middle-income landowners and, as a consequence, the development of a domestic demand for basic manufactures. We support this view with a comparative analysis of agricultural institutions and industrial development in New Zealand and Uruguay. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：151 / 168
页数：18
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