An economic analysis of the extended family in the West Indies

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• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo, Canada. The author wishes to thank Professor J. J. Spengler for valuable early suggestions, and W. Earl Sasser for help at several points. Further credit is due Professors Frank T. de Vyver, J. Harris Proctor, Simon Rottenberg, Manuel Siguenza, and perceptive referees. Appreciation is also expressed for financial assistance from the Commonwealth Studies Center at Duke University. No one above is responsible for shortcomings.
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