1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000012148

Autore

Remmert, Reinhold

Titolo

Classical topics in complex function theory / Reinhold Remmert ; translated by Leslie Kay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York [etc.] : Springer, c1998

ISBN

0-387-98221-3

Descrizione fisica

XIX, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Graduate texts in mathematics ; 172

Disciplina

515.9

Soggetti

Funzioni di variabile complessa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Tit. orig.: Funktionentheorie II



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910349537103321

Autore

Rönnbäck Klas

Titolo

Capital and Colonialism : The Return on British Investments in Africa 1869–1969 / / by Klas Rönnbäck, Oskar Broberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030197117

3030197115

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Economic History, , 2662-6500

Disciplina

338.96

330.9603

Soggetti

Economic history

Imperialism

Africa - Economic conditions

Industrial organization

Development economics

Labor economics

Economic History

Imperialism and Colonialism

African Economics

Industrial Organization

Development Economics

Labor Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Research design -- Chapter 2: Historical context -- Chapter 3: Capital and colonialism in theory -- Chapter 4: Previous research -- Chapter 5: Method and data -- Part II: Aggregate results -- Chapter 6: The rate of return on investment in Africa -- Chapter 7: Risk and return -- Part III: Regional studies -- Chapter 8: North Africa -- Chapter 9: West Africa -- Chapter 10: Central/Southern Africa -- Chapter 11: South Africa -- Part IV: Thematical studies -- Chapter 12: On the ground floor -- Chapter 13:



Imperial profits -- Chapter 14: African mining in global perspective -- Chapter 15: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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 of analysis is examining micro- and macro-level data relating to a large sample of ventures operating in Africa and traded on the London Stock Exchange between 1869 and 1969. Their study shows that the relationship between capital and colonialism was highly complex. While return from investing in African colonies on average was not extraordinary, there were certainly many occasions when investors enjoyed high return due to various forms of exploitation. While there were actors with rational calculations and deliberate strategies, there was also an important element of chance in determining the return on investment – not least in the mining sector, which overall was the most important business for investment in African ventures during this period. This book finally also demonstrates that the different paths of decolonization in Africa had very diverse effects for investors.