Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire - The Political Economy of British Imperialism, 1860-1912

Klappentext This book presents answers to some of the key questions about the economics of imperialism. Zusammenfassung Historians have so far made few attempts to assess directly the costs and benefits of Britain's investment in empire. This book presents answers to some of the key questions about the economics of imperialism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The British Empire and the economics of imperialism: an introductory statement; 2. The export of British finance: 1865-1914; 3. British business and the profits from Empire; 4. Government expenditure in support of business; 5. The costs of defending an empire: the British and colonial taxpayer; 6. British subsidies to the Empire: the nondefence component; 7. The shareholders in imperial enterprises; 8. The sources of government revenues; 9. Empire, the special interests, and the House of Commons; 10. Imperium economicus - in retrospect; Official documents; Private papers; Company records; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Lance E. Davis, Lance E. Huttenback Davis, Robert A. Huttenback, Huttenback Robert A., Davis Lance E.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2009
• EAN: 9780521118385
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11838-5
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: Interdisciplinary Perspectives; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; British Empire, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909