The Economy of Colonial Malaya

Administrators versus Capitalists
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-88639-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 562 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Although colonies are often viewed as having been of crucial economic importance to Britain’s empire, those responsible for administering the colonies were often not at all interested in or supportive of commercial ventures, as this book demonstrates. Based on extensive original research, and including detailed case studies of the agricultural and mining sectors in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya, the book examines how administrators and capitalists interacted, showing how administrators were often hostile to business and created barriers to business success. It discusses in particular contradictory colonial government policies, confusion over land grants and conflicts within bureaucratic hierarchies, and outlines the impact of such difficulties, including the failure to attract capital inflows and outright business failures. Overall, the book casts a great deal of light on the detail of how business and government actually worked in Britain’s colonial empire.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sundara Raja, Sivachandralingam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Policy Of Colonial Office And The Role Of Men On The Spot With Regard To Investment In The Malay States,1800-1896

3. British Economic Involvement in the State of Perak

4. British Economic Involvement in the State of Selangor

5. British Economic Involvement in the State of Negeri Sembilan

6. British Economic Involvement in the State of Pahang

7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja is an Associate Professor in History at the Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Malaya. His field of specialization is Malaysian Economic History with interests in trade and the Indian community.