Article by Eric Williams – LAISSEZ FAIRE, SUGAR AND SLAVERY – New York Published by the Academy of Political Science – March 1st 1943
| Title: | Article by Eric Williams – LAISSEZ FAIRE, SUGAR AND SLAVERY – New York Published by the Academy of Political Science – March 1st 1943 |
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| Author | Williams, Eric Eustace, |
| Abstract: | As markets the British West Indies had declined. In 1814 they took one sixth of all British exports, in 1833 only one fourteenth. 3 British exports to India and China, on the other hand, quadrupled between 1814 and 1832; 4 those to Brazil increased nearly three times between 1821 and 1833, and more than doubled again between 1835 and 1854.5 Only one obstacle stood in the way of the increase of this trade with these two important markets—the returns they could make. British tariff legislation had banned India’s exports of cotton goods to England and made the Indian market safe for Lancashire goods. India could not compete with the United States as a supplier of raw cotton. The Indian traders had therefore to choose between sugar and the sands of the Ganges for return cargoes. |
| Media Type : | Publication |
| Collection Series: |
Dr. Eric E. Williams Speeches |
| Holding Location: | Ministry of Planning and Development, Library Services Division. |
| Publication Date: | 1968 |
| Place of Publication: | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Page Count: | 20 pages |
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