Development Flashcards
Aboriginal Economies:Resource Management
Sustainable use of natural resources.
Aboriginal Economies:Farming and Trading
Traditional agricultural and trade practices.
Aboriginal Economies:World Views
Holistic and interconnected view of nature.
Aboriginal Economies:Wealth/Social Standing
Community-based wealth distribution and social hierarchies.
Aboriginal Economies:European Attitudes
Differing views on land ownership and resource exploitation.
Colonial Economies:Heartland, Hinterland
Economic regions with the heartland being the economic core and the hinterland the periphery supplying raw materials.
Colonial Economies:Staple Trade
Export of raw materials like fur, fish, wheat, and timber.
Colonial Economies:Staple Thesis
Theory that economic growth was driven by the export of staple commodities.
Colonial Economies:Expansionism
Colonial expansion for economic gain
Colonial Economies:Mercantilism
Economic policy of accumulating wealth through trade surplus.
Colonial Economies:Preferential Trade Status, Reciprocity
Trade agreements favoring certain countries, and mutual tariff reductions.
Colonial Economies:Tariffs
Taxes on imports to protect domestic industries.