University
of Washington
Geography
349 (Professor
Harrington)
Response Paper 5
Questions from
Rivoli, Chapters 2 and 3
- What were the key institutional
differences among Britain, the US, India,
and China, relevant to productivity
increases in farming?
- What technologies allowed the US South
to become the world's leading cotton
producer?
- To what markets (domestically and
international) did all of this cotton go?
- What are the special characteristics of
cotton farming that made typical labor
markets (individuals deciding to work at an
offered wage) difficult to rely on?
- In what series of ways did Southern US
farmers meet the labor requirements of
cotton production from the mid-19th through
the mid-20th centuries?
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