LEADER 05497oam 2200685I 450 001 9910465840203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-54669-8 010 $a1-136-87746-0 010 $a9786613859143 010 $a0-203-83841-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203838419 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089380 035 $a(EBL)614879 035 $a(OCoLC)809765548 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000701182 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11468320 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701182 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10674794 035 $a(PQKB)10051282 035 $a(OCoLC)811407843 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC614879 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL614879 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10592861 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL385914 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089380 100 $a20180706e20111961 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe economic and social structure of Mauritius /$fJ.E. Meade and others 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge library editions. Development ;$vvol. 48 300 $aFirst published in 1961 by Methuen and Company Limited. 311 $a0-415-85364-8 311 $a0-415-59438-3 327 $aCover; THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF MAURITIUS; Copyright; Table of Contents; To His Excellency The Governor of Mauritius; Explanation of terms used; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The Issues in Outline; THE IMPLICATIONS OF POPULATION GROWTH; THE PROSPECTS FOR EMIGRATION; THE NEED FOR CAPITAL; THE IMPORTANCE OF LOW LABOUR COSTS TO ECONOMIC EXPANSION; PROSPECTS IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY; PROSPECTS IN OTHER BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE; PROSPECTS IN INDUSTRY; THE CREATION BY GOVERNMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF GROWTH; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3 The Structure of the Economy; POPULATION 327 $aTHE NATIONAL ACCOUNTSOUTPUT; INCOME; EXPENDITURE; EXTERNAL TRADE AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; VISIBLE TRADE; THE INVISIBLE TRANSACTIONS; THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 4 Labour; INTRODUCTORY; PRESENT UNEMPLOYMENT; GROWTH IN THE WORKING POPULATION; ATTITUDES TO MANUAL WORK; RECRUITMENT AND CONDITIONS OF LABOUR IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY; THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE SERVICE; THE RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE; THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT; EMIGRATION; CHAPTER 5 Agriculture; INTRODUCTORY; Climate and Soil; Land Utilisation; SUGAR; Area and Cultivation of Sugar Land; Sugar Production 327 $aSugar MillsScience and Sugar; the Sugar Industry Research Institute; The Organisation of the Sugar Industry; The Sale of Sugar and the Sugar Industry Funds; OTHER NON-PASTORAL AGRICULTURE; Tea; Tobacco; Ginger; Food Crops; The Aloe Fibre Industry and the Sack Factory; Forestry; LIVESTOCK; General Considerations; The Dairy Industry; (i) Present position; (ii) Future development; (iii) Milk marketing; Beef Production; (i) Present position; (ii) Future development; (iii) Beef marketing; (iv) By-products; Venison; Goats; Sheep; Pigs; Domestic Rabbits; Poultry; Sea Fishing 327 $aTHE ORGANISATION OF AGRICULTUREThe Department of Agriculture; The Board of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Natural Resources; Land Settlements and Allotments; The Co-operative Movement; Marketing; CHAPTER 6 Industry; GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIES OF IMPORTANCE AND INTEREST; SUGAR; (i) General; (ii) Transportation; (iii) By-products; ENGINEERING; TANNERIES AND FOOTWEAR; SOAP, OIL, AND THE OIL ISLANDS; MATCHES; WOODWORKING; BEVERAGES; WATCH AND INSTRUMENT JEWELS; TEXTILES AND CLOTHING; BUILDING AND ALLIED TRADES; SALT; LIME; COTTAGE INDUSTRIES; TOURISM 327 $aTHE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN INDUSTRYThe Provision of Industrial Services; (i) Electricity; (ii) Transport and communications; (iii) Water; GOVERNMENT AND PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY; CHAPTER 7 Finance; INTRODUCTORY; PUBLIC FINANCE; The Principal Sources of Government Revenue; Company Tax; Personal Income Tax; Import Duties; Other Taxes; Summary of Taxation Proposals; Government Expenditure; The Current Surplus; The Capital Budget; Revenue for the Capital Development Programme; Budget Contributions; Reserves; Internal Loans; External Finance; Private Finance; The Commercial Banks 327 $aThe Co-operative Movement 330 $aFirst published in 1961, this reissue examines the contemporary economic problems of Mauritius alongside those social problems which have a bearing on economic development. As a small and isolated economy, marked by a very rapid rate of contemporary population growth, by an extreme concentration on a single product, and by a great diversity of racial, religious and linguistic groups within the population, Mauritius is a representative microcosm of the economic problems of a large part of the developing world. The book considers the impact of a lower birth rate, emigration and economic devel 410 0$aRoutledge library editions.$pDevelopment ;$vv. 48. 606 $aEconomics$zMauritius 607 $aMauritius$xEconomic conditions 607 $aMauritius$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEconomics 676 $a330.96982 700 $aMeade$b J. E$g(James Edward),$f1907-1995.,$0855374 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465840203321 996 $aThe economic and social structure of Mauritius$92030506 997 $aUNINA