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

ISBN-13: 9780521236119 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 408 str.

Lance Edwin Davis; Robert A. Huttenback; Robert Fogel

Opis

This book presents answers to some of the key questions about the economics of imperialism.

Spis treści

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.