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This paper analyzes a central colonial institution: the monopolization of foreign trade through exclusive trading companies. We interpret this arrangement as an economic institution that creates a ...

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Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The House Agriculture Committee hears testimony on how food production would be affected by the adoption of a North American Free Trade Agreement, ...