George L. Beckford (1934–1990)
Author of Persistent Poverty: Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World
About the Author
Works by George L. Beckford
Persistent Poverty: Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World (1972) 29 copies, 1 review
Caribbean Economy 1 copy
Associated Works
Readings in the political economy of the Caribbean; a collection of reprints of articles on Caribbean political economy with suggested further reading — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Beckford, George L.
- Legal name
- Beckford, George L.
- Other names
- G Beck
- Birthdate
- 1934
- Date of death
- 1990
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Places of residence
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Associated Place (for map)
- Kingston, Jamaica
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Reviews
Persistent Poverty: Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World by George L. Beckford
An excellent exposition of the plantation model variant of the dependency approach to underdevelopment. Beckford presents a lucid statement of the economic argument.
Small garden-- bitter weed : the political economy of struggle and change in Jamaica by George Beckford
A review of the state of the Jamaican economy at the beginning of the 1980s.
This book presents a social history of the Jamaican people - from the time of the European invasion to the present day. It is a history of struggle and change.
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 54
- Popularity
- #299,229
- Rating
- 4.8
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 8