Wild Rubber: Industrial Organisation and the Microeconomics of Extraction During the Amazon Rubber Boom(1860–1920)
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- 5 February 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Latin American Studies
- Vol. 26 (1) , 37-72
Abstract
Concern over the fate of the rain forest and peoples of Amazonia has inspired a renewed interest in the extraction of natural products from the region. Accounts of the Amazon Rubber Boom (1860–1910) are of particular interest in view of the dominance of the rubber industry during one of the most influential periods in the region's history as well as the continuing economic importance of wild rubber extraction to thousands of Amazonian households today. For many observers, the organisation and performance of the wild rubber industry – then and now – provides a good illustration of extractive industries in Amazonia.Keywords
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