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<br />How the Region's economy
<br />has been changing
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<br />To 1900
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<br />The Iy,. 01 mlo.'ol ..."lfh. ,,, ~e'''cyl", ~"ld ond ..I.." we. ,~.
<br />Imp.ty.for ,n,"el,..H.",.ntol!h.R.lllon, In Ih. .0,ly 18-00'. Gynn'
<br />."nCoun"opopvIOHonhcdt.o<h.dB,235pe".,n.-o hlllh., 1...1
<br />thonh",......d,,,'h.Covntyo'n<.'hel',,,,.lt,,.pe'iod,,I'ntonoe
<br />o<'I...,...e'no,I,,~.II..d.ho"'.'.' ...."'oIt.nhopp.n.i"o'.e.
<br />b"...,on""",nll"obo"",l.od.'opldl,loobvl' Th.c"llop..ollh.
<br />.11.., m",.o' ,n 18<>3 boil' ~p<>no'h.,d.'."e'Ohnllt,><,o" oP.'OHnll
<br />dv""II t~. 1880'. to .nd th. bo"", .,e, Ou'-mill'''"0l1 o<<v".d on
<br />o le'lI. o.cel. 8oc'" tewno becO....II...".t ,_~. 0..... p.ool. ...o..d
<br />.,ne.,epddye.I".,h""."m.
<br />
<br />The Economy
<br />
<br />1900.1'.0
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<br />Th.R~I"n wo........ 'O<OlI"".del".olyobl.plo<.Jm ell',,"vllv'.
<br />MDn, p.09I. ,.",o,n.d ..nd "....c""'... ",.n O"""cI.d.o .h. ",evn.
<br />lo,n ."II.yo f", 11...!0<0 p'o<IY'''o'' O'he" lu.n.d '0 I~e f.'"I.
<br />.ell... 01 Oel." end M,;mtfo.. CovntJ.' 0' low.' .1.'0,"0'" I" >to"
<br />01,'. "I lo,m'''II' A d,.e",l'.d "IIr",ultv'ol 1>0,. b'OYllnl" ne'"
<br />Ii'''..!" ..-hk~. thoYII" "", ." 'p.cte,ylo' ". I~. ",,~.'nl boc"", "0'
<br />mo,e.lebl.. 5,nu 1900. DII'!<Yllo'ol di....,I""',,,nhQ.bnn .0. ...
<br />'0 "'<<...tylo<"nomlc.'eb,I"yendll'e..to'n.....R~lOn AI,,"II"''''
<br />.h..p ond <,,",., u"pp,oOy<,"on h".,nti"d...hyifo.ho"o"d..ed
<br />oV".lIotobl..
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<br />n..19..o'.
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<br />lI'e....h..o.be..don'h...po,tol.h.p'odvc"OI,"e."O<I...ln.
<br />dy.",.., A".' .h. .0'" b"o"', ",'nlng ,entlnvod Ie o<'~py on ,m,
<br />po"eOl 'h"vllh ,01""..1, """0' ,ole l~mb., ptodY<l> o,dod 'he
<br />lI'owth el .h.IleIl'O", b~'Olio;non'y ,n e ",inO' "'''' It ..,.. "1I,iOyl,
<br />tu'. ,n .f,. mO'" Ih". lo''''.d .h. '0"0" d'."o to' I". R.II'O"'. .<0'
<br />""",,, ....I."u; th. 1"'11'" tow'" 'n ,h. Il~'"'' Mo"lfo,., D.llo.
<br />ond G~nn"O"-II'." 01 0 con"''lv.nc.ol'h.' '01. O. "1I..c"II~'el
<br />,.,.i.. ,.~t." h'.,p"'.' In ",,,n~Io<'v"''II. "enop",!"""n, whol.
<br />.ol,nll, I.""",., .'<., W." q~". limit.d. ."",nll enlylo ..r.. Ill'''''
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<br />popyle""n 1I,,,...'h '" Ih. hglon T",el papule"on dech".d1<"",
<br />"'ound38.000'"opp'o,,mot.ly 3~.700dy.i~II'". 19~19bOdo<oO.,
<br />o d,<>p of 10 p.,<.n' lh. 0<1~0110.. In t.... R.lliO"'. ~opvlo"on dY'
<br />Ing ,10,. 1'."00, ..oe'o """""II'e""n, woo moch "'0'. ....,.. h....
<br />..., "-T"lolole'e~nd ,,200P.""".OClyoll.""'.N"~tdo'I"II
<br />the 1950'. In.nymb.,,,IIOb.,,,lh.,,.o-<ovn'yRelli.,ndu""lIlh.
<br />1950'. '...."'n.d ~,(X.,<oll. .,,,t,one'y len 'nc'.e,. o! onl, ,.",
<br />pl"y.dp..."",1
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<br /><,.o..d ,IIII"!I~. ,h.,. woo " "1I",I"ont decl,n. "Io'ovnd 1 p."..nl
<br />I~lh."'el.lnbo,l"". In.l,..o"'. decod., un."'ploym.nlln".el.d
<br />". ...11, ..,.h "'01. ~".",pl"y",.n' t.pr...nH"II'~.II'"o'bY" 01 yn.
<br />.",pIOy.dp.toon.l....popule"onlo....p."."'.dby'h.R.IIIO"
<br />b......" 1950 0'"" 19bO ..", po""~I,,dy he.",I~1 b.cou.. ,,"on. 01
<br />""'"""II'"n" w.'. 'n T~. .o..ell.d ~.vdo"". ell~ 1I'''up - b...."."
<br />}O oN! 4~ ,.e.. "I ell. lh. ...".en 'n ,,,. ,oong.' ""'. lI'oyp
<br />~, b.." oc<ompenl'" b, on ,,,,,.e.. ,,, I~. .Ided, '.II"'on' "f the
<br />Rell,on". pepylo""" In lI.n..ol, .",h 01 I~. <oun".' ....."."".d 'h.
<br />'0"'. p<>p~lo"on "n<! ec"n"",... Che"ll'" dy"nll Ih. 19'>0'. oolh.
<br />R.II,on o. e wh"l. Onl~ Mo,,"e'. Covnt. up.".""ed 0 pop~l..tio"
<br />'N;t.O'. dy,ln\1 th,. p.,lo<I 0 i'O",'h el o,,,vnd 20 p.".~I; Monl
<br />ro,.ol.o.h.....d.~.II'.ole..,nc'.e..." ."'plo,m.n'
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<br /><ho"II.' .,p.".~<<o" b, I~. R~.on ,n th. 19~O'. FI,.,. ,''. ",o<ho""
<br />,0'lo""IOII,,,,vl.y,.,.oull.d'ne',,,01l.in~"'b.,olog,"'ul'v,olleb..
<br />whlch,n lu'n,..ul'.d In 0 decll". ,,,'ho fe,ml"ll pClflyl"""" ~econd.
<br />,....,. ",c. e I".. 01 lob. 'n min'"1l "~lCh pO',"C"lo.I, oMec'.d 'hO'~
<br />co~nlo" IGu"""on end Qv'e.\ ~..'",...olly ",,,at d.p.nd.,,' "n !~"
<br />I.p. 01 <><eno",i< e<"'''' M"""Il."'plo,,,,.n' d.<lIn.d ",,' only b.'
<br /><"y,. "I '""."o.d "'ec"on;",""". but 01.0 b.<ev.. 01 0 d..ec' d.
<br />c,.e.. 'n p,<>dy<hon cey..d bo'~ b, .n. d.pl."en 01 .omo 01 Ih.
<br />Rell,on'o le'g.' d.po.."O"db,unloyo'obl.ma'hl<_d,hono lhl'd,
<br />eU"""lIh Ie,." p'odv." ,.p,...n'.d 0 .... ""no' pa,"on o! !....
<br />R.Il,on'. ecOno"'lC oct,.iI." 'h., l<>od.d,n.dd~'I"II'hil p.'Iod, ,hYI
<br />oOdl"ll I" .~. 1I~".'01 d.!.,iu,e"an 01 I.... .,e""m. Fou"n, ,h.
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<br />t,xtv""IIlb,,.....n 1950"n..IQ60'n.hlllon".m,,"ul""'v""II.mplo,
<br />",.n' I"".e..d b, /XI p.".nll. "od. end ..,.Ice om~I"~,,,.n'. ond
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<br />Th. Cy".n' 5,tuotion
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<br />In o.....,nll'''. <~".n' Ik',,"on ol'h R.III"n'..co"o"", bol'" on
<br />popylo'lon and .mple~m.'" "."d.. e. " bo.lo I". 0"1"11 ..~.,. " ..
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<br />el "Qn.~"'n, 1110<01 '..id.""mo,,,lo,nlh.,'a..,,,.n... "nd 0<"..1~
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