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Page 55
Enclosed by desert and mountain ranges its principal contacts with the outside
world have been by means of sea routes , and since 1840 regular steamship
links with Europe have always been important , even though these involved
journeys ...
Enclosed by desert and mountain ranges its principal contacts with the outside
world have been by means of sea routes , and since 1840 regular steamship
links with Europe have always been important , even though these involved
journeys ...
Page 91
1 More fundamental changes have occurred in the direction of Chile's foreign
trade , a partly as a result of the change in character of the two principal mineral
exports , and mainly as a result of two world wars . Before 1914 , most of the
exports ...
1 More fundamental changes have occurred in the direction of Chile's foreign
trade , a partly as a result of the change in character of the two principal mineral
exports , and mainly as a result of two world wars . Before 1914 , most of the
exports ...
Page 96
Shortages of goods , monopolistic policies of many importers , and world
inflationary forces have all had their effect in Chile in forcing prices upward , but
the principal cause of the enormous rise in prices since 1939 has been the
expansion of ...
Shortages of goods , monopolistic policies of many importers , and world
inflationary forces have all had their effect in Chile in forcing prices upward , but
the principal cause of the enormous rise in prices since 1939 has been the
expansion of ...
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Contents
THE PEOPLE | 12 |
HISTORY AND POLITICS | 29 |
GENERAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS | 47 |
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Chile, an Outline of Its Geography, Economics, and Politics Gilbert J. Butland No preview available - 1956 |
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