Capital and Colonialism The Return on British Investments in Africa
This book engages in the long-standing debate on the relationship between capitalism and colonialism. Specifically, Rönnbäck and Broberg study the interaction between imperialist policies, colonial institutions and financial markets. Their primary method
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Capital and Colonialism The Return on British Investments in Africa 1869–1969 Klas Rönnbäck Oskar Broberg
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Klas Rönnbäck • Oskar Broberg
Capital and Colonialism The Return on British Investments in Africa 1869–1969
Klas Rönnbäck Department of Economy and Society University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden
Oskar Broberg Department of Economy and Society University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden
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Acknowledgements
The research underlying this book would not have been possible without the economic support from Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius Stiftelse, Stiftelsen för Ekonomisk Forskning i Västsverige and strategic funding from the School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University. The research would likewise not have been possible without access to primary sources in the archives. We would therefore like to thank a
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