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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 26 No. 2 1912

Beet Sugar and the Tariff

F. W. Taussig

Harvard University Press

Abstract

Twenty-five years ago, little expectation of the growth of a beet-sugar industry, 189. — Great growth since 1890, 191. — Concentration in the far West, 193. — Climatic advantages of the arid region, 195. — Intensive cultivation required, 197. — A large labor supply needed; an agricultural proletariat? 199. — The sugar manufacturers active in procuring the labor, 202. — Little beet sugar in the Central West, 203. — The explanation is in the principle of comparative cost: corn is more profitable, 204. — The situation in Michigan, 207. — The beet-sugar manufactories, 208. — Can the argument for protection to young industries be advanced? 212.

DOI
10.2307/1884763
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
189
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