The Economic History of Colonialism

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5292-0764-4
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 380 g

Debates about the origins and effects of European rule in the non-European world have animated the field of economic history since the 1850s. This pioneering text provides a concise and accessible resource that introduces key readings, builds connections between ideas and helps students to develop informed views of colonialism as a force in shaping the modern world.

With special reference to European colonialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in both Asia and Africa, this book:

• critically reviews the literature on colonialism and economic growth;

• covers a range of different methods of analysis;

• offers a comparative approach, as opposed to a collection of regional histories, deftly weaving together different themes.

With debates around globalization, migration, global finance and environmental change intensifying, this authoritative account of the relationship between colonialism and economic development makes an invaluable contribution to several distinct literatures in economic history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gardner, Leigh

Roy, Tirthankar

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Colonial and Indigenous Origins of Comparative Development

Origins of Colonialism: Is There One Story?

Colonialism as an Agent of Globalization

Growth and Development in the Colonies

Debates about Costs and Benefits

How Colonial States Worked

Did Institutions Matter ?

Colonialism and the Environment

Business and Empires

Decolonization and the End of Empire

Summary and conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Gardner, Leigh
Leigh Gardner is Associate Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Research Associate in African Economic History at Stellenbosch University.

Roy, Tirthankar
Tirthankar Roy is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics.

Leigh Gardner is Associate Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Research Associate in African Economic History at Stellenbosch University.

Tirthankar Roy is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics.