Fiji's Economic History, 1874-1939: Studies of Capitalist Colonial DevelopmentNational Centre for Development Studies, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1987 - Business & Economics - 153 pages Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D. - Australian National University) under the title: Capitalism and colonial development : studies in the economic history of Fiji, 1874-1939. |
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