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Agriculture and Development in Prussian Upper Silesia, 1846–1913

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Michael R. Haines
Michael R. Haines
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Department of Economics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
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Abstract

Agrarian growth was related to overall development in Regierungsbezirk Oppeln in Germany between 1846 and 1913. Oppeln was characterized by an ethnically mixed population (Polish and German) as well as by both agricultural and industrial development. Using new estimates of agricultural output, acreage, and yields, agrarian growth and its sources are described and its linkages to the nonagrarian sector are explored. Variation among subdistricts (Kreise) is also studied. Agriculture experienced uneven growth, but it supported overall growth through rising incomes, provision of labor to the nonagricultural sector, and helping to restrain growth in food prices.

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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , June 1982 , pp. 355 - 384
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Copyright © The Economic History Association 1982

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