Capital and Colonialism : The Return on British Investments in Africa 1869–1969 / / by Klas Rönnbäck, Oskar Broberg
| Capital and Colonialism : The Return on British Investments in Africa 1869–1969 / / by Klas Rönnbäck, Oskar Broberg |
| Autore | Rönnbäck Klas |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
338.96
330.9603 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Economic History |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
9783030197117
3030197115 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349537103321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Monetary Transitions : Currencies, Colonialism and African Societies / / edited by Karin Pallaver
| Monetary Transitions : Currencies, Colonialism and African Societies / / edited by Karin Pallaver |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Disciplina |
332.496
330.9603 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Economic History |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Finance History Africa - History Economic History Financial History African History |
| ISBN |
9783030834616
9783030834609 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section 1: Early colonial transitions: commodity, international and colonial currencies -- 1. "Here there is no gold standard. Cows are the standard". Currencies, wealth accumulation and the monetary transition in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast (1896-1936); Domenico Cristofaro -- 2. Multiple currencies at Zanzibar, 1860-1900: how and why did the Rupee become the currency of East Africa?; Katherine Eagleton -- 3. Spheres of money, payment, and credit systems in the colony of Senegal and its protectorates in the long nineteenth century; Toyomu Masak -- 4. The Maria Theresa thaler in Italian Eritrea: the Impact of Colonial Monetary Policies during the First Word War; Alessandro De Cola -- Section 2: Forms of colonial money -- 5. The Creation and issue of the West African Sterling notes in West Africa (1914-1947); Bamidélé Aly -- 6. Spheres of exchange and the disruption of money uniformity in early colonial; Kenya Karin Pallaver -- 7. Currency Politics in Southern Africa, c. 1890-1920; Admire Mseba -- 8. The Transition to Instability: the Italian Lira in Eritrean History; Steven Serels -- 9. Temporary Currencies, Forced Savings and Cultivator Stabilization Funds in Sudan; Alden Young -- Section 3: Global and international dimensions of African monetary transitions -- 10. The British Sterling Area and Southern Rhodesia's State and Public Bank Ordinance, 1896- 1907: Currency shortages and a nascent colonial state's attempts at economic autonomy; Tinashe Nyamunda -- 11. Money for Africa and empire: colonial policy designs and economy building in Europe, 1890s to 1930s; Gerold Krozewski -- 12. Locate Colonial Africa in the Global Monetary History Viewed from the Ground; Akinobu Kuroda. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910523882903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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