The development of economies based on the export of cash crops usually accelerates __________.

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Export-oriented cash crop economies often disrupt indigenous production and exchange systems as farmers switch to growing cash crops instead of subsistence crops. This can lead to the decline of traditional crafts and the growth of markets for local goods may not necessarily occur. The rejection of Catholicism by native communities is not necessarily tied to cash crop exports.

The Development of Economies Based on the Export of Cash