The transformation of property rights in the Philippine timber and gold mining industries during the American colonial period

From the onset of American colonial rule in the Philippines, institutions were set up to facilitate the exploitation of the archipelago’s mineral and timber resources. Property rights pertaining to mining and lumber operations, unlike those concerning sugar plantations owned by local elites, were pa...

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Published in:	Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies Vol. 29, no. 1 (2014), 11-36
Main Author:	Poblador, Karl Friedrik K.
Resource Type:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Property rights > Economic aspects Gold mines and mining > History > American regime, 1898-1935 Lumber industry > History > American regime, 1898-1935