The significance of the cape trade route to economic activity in the Cape colony: A medium-term business cycle analysis

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 469-503

  Boshoff, Willem H ^a   Fourie, Johan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 78650416128     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: 14740044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1361491610000134     Document Type: Article

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