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Page 258
... province , and in population , its sixth . Economically , the province has always been heavily dependent on the exportation of its agricultural and min- eral products , and is thus peculiarly sensitive to fluctua- tions in world markets ...
... province , and in population , its sixth . Economically , the province has always been heavily dependent on the exportation of its agricultural and min- eral products , and is thus peculiarly sensitive to fluctua- tions in world markets ...
Page 260
... province , political parties in power , regardless of ideology , have sponsored and maintained publicly owned utilities , a bus company , an insurance company , and public hospitaliza- tion and medical care . Although ostensibly a free ...
... province , political parties in power , regardless of ideology , have sponsored and maintained publicly owned utilities , a bus company , an insurance company , and public hospitaliza- tion and medical care . Although ostensibly a free ...
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... province's cultivable land , yet contribute substantially to agricultural earnings . Cotton , a leading cash crop , is grown throughout the province but is concentrated in the western and northern sections on the intensively irrigated ...
... province's cultivable land , yet contribute substantially to agricultural earnings . Cotton , a leading cash crop , is grown throughout the province but is concentrated in the western and northern sections on the intensively irrigated ...
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