Taking German Cameroon as an example, this article uses the concept of the colonial intermediary to analyze Africans' role in colonial capitalism. While researchers have shown that the colonial state depended on Africans, the importance of African intermediaries in European trade has hardly been...

Can a brief period of economic prosperity leave a legacy of long-term adversity for local populations? This study investigates the enduring impact of the Amazon rubber boom around 1900 on contemporary income, inequality, Indigenous groups presence, and forest conservation. Identification...

The paper concerns research and improvement of production processes in one of the European companies in the rubber industryThe company did not allow the name or country to be given.. The main goal is to improve the production process of the thermo-plastics obtained from polymer materials on the...

In this paper, a multi-objective linear programming model was developed which sought to simultaneously optimize total costs and total GHG emissions for the Thai Rubber supply chain. The model was solved by the ε -constraint method which computed the Pareto optimal solution. Each point in the...

The Indian Rubber Plantation sector dominated by smallholdings, accounts for almost 87% of the production. The preponderance of the small and marginal growers makes the sector vulnerable to fluctuations in price. Also they experience difficulty in gaining access to technology and information. In...

In this paper, we report the extension of the life of rubber materials that are subject to large deformations. Unlike conventional robots, soft robots, which have been attracting increased attention in recent years, often undergo large deformations of the robot itself; thus, the lifespan of these...

This paper develops a new method for estimating production-function parameters that can be applied in differentiated-product industries with endogenous quality and variety choice. We take advantage of data on physical quantities of outputs and inputs from the Colombian manufacturing survey,...

De la mi-mars au début mai 1972, les ouvrières et ouvriers du Joint français à Saint-Brieuc menèrent une grève très dure. L'usine avait été créée en 1962 dans des conditions très favorables au bénéfice de la Compagnie générale d'électricité. Le site employait 1 000 salariés à...

The paper concerns research and improvement of production processes in one of the European companies in the rubber industryThe company did not allow the name or country to be given.. The main goal is to improve the production process of the thermo-plastics obtained from polymer materials on the...

This paper develops a new method for estimating production-function parameters that can be applied in differentiated-product industries with endogenous quality and variety choice. We take advantage of data on physical quantities of outputs and inputs from the Colombian manufacturing survey,...

This paper develops a new method for estimating production-function parameters that can be applied in differentiated-product industries with endogenous quality and variety choice. We take advantage of data on physical quantities of outputs and inputs from the Colombian manufacturing survey,...

This paper develops a new method for estimating production-function parameters that can be applied in differentiated-product industries with endogenous quality and variety choice. We take advantage of data on physical quantities of outputs and inputs from the Colombian manufacturing survey,...

In this paper, a multi-objective linear programming model was developed which sought to simultaneously optimize total costs and total GHG emissions for the Thai Rubber supply chain. The model was solved by the ε -constraint method which computed the Pareto optimal solution. Each point in the...

Being the second-largest natural rubber producing state in India, in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura, there exists a great potential for the development of manufacturing activities related to rubber at Tripura. As of now, the industry is in the initial stage and is struggling. To...

This article assesses the economic, legal and environmental conditions that Thai rubber farmers face and evaluates actions they can take to increase incomes. Statistical analyses determine relationships between prices of oil, natural and synthetic rubber. Pearson correlation tests found a strong...

The demand of the rubber woods and rubber latex certified by FSC is increasing in the international market day by day. However, in Thailand, a limited number of rubber farms are following the standards of FSC in rubber plantation. Moreover, majority of the rubber farmers still do not recognize...

This research aims to analyse the linkage effect of the Thai rubber industry to other sectors in the Thai economy, identify the Thai rubber cluster, and create a rubber cluster map. The research utilises input-output analysis to ascertain the economic linkage of the Thai rubber industry,...

Production of natural rubber plays a most important role in the economic development of Tripura. The state is the second-largest contributor to the total production of natural rubber in India. Over the last two decades, there is a shift in cropping pattern towards the production of natural...

This paper develops a new method for estimating production-function parameters that can be applied in differentiated-product industries with endogenous quality and variety choice. We take advantage of data on physical quantities of outputs and inputs from the Colombian manufacturing survey,...

Indian natural rubber (NR) plantation sector supports an industry that is vital to the nation's industrial and economic growth. Sustained extension efforts supported by focused research and development by the Rubber Board in the past more than 60 years helped establish a robust NR production...

In contrast to the trend of a generally increasing liberalization of markets, agriculture remains one of the most protected sectors. In globally distributed production networks the effects of sector specific policies may spill over to other sectors and other countries. While the effects of these...

1. Background 2. A Rubber Experiment and the Constitutive Model 3. Mechanical Behavior and Sealing Performance of the Rubber Sealing Rings 4. Metal-rubber Sealing Structure in the Roller Cone Bit 5. Stator Rubber of the Positive Displacement Motor (PDM) 6. Sealing Structure of the Pump 7....

India's external trade policies have undergone important changes during the past two decades after the signing of the WTO Agreement and the regional trade agreements (RTAs) with varied implications on different sectors of the economy. Technically, while the schedule of commitments under the WTO...

In research on authoritarian institutions, legislatures are portrayed as capable of resolving dilemmas between the leader and opposition members. Nevertheless, repeated interactions between a leader and their ruling coalition can lead to both contested dictatorships, in which institutions...

A combined scheme for the solution of the Cauchy equation of motion and the Phan-Thien/Tanner (P-T/T) constitutive equation is developed to solve the nonlinear problem of pressure and stress induced non-Newtonian flow, known as a (P,U,) system. We start with the solution of the Navier-Stokes...

A combined scheme for the solution of the Cauchy equation of motion and the Phan-Thien/Tanner (P-T/T) constitutive equation is developed to solve the nonlinear problem of pressure and stress induced non-Newtonian flow, known as a (P,U,t) system. We start with the solution of the Navier-Stokes...

The purpose of this research was to study, develop, and investigate the concordance of the factor models affecting the financial effectiveness of managerial accounting information and empirical evidence. The mailing questionnaires method was used for collecting data between March and August...

The polemics encompassing development and environment conservation during the last two decades have failed to evolve a consensus on appropriate policy interventions in the specific regional,social and ecological contexts. The experience of the prescribed afforestation programmes in the denuded...

An EU-funded project is helping to green the railway sector and promote the circular economy by using sleepers made from recycled plastic and old tyres, which can also incorporate solar panels and smart technology.

Preface -- "America Should Produce Its Own Rubber" -- Reverse Passage -- Missionaries of Capital -- An American Protectorate? -- Contested Development -- Plantation Lives -- Cold War Concessions -- Epilogue.