Capital and Colonialism The Return on British Investments in Africa 1869-1969 /

• Main Authors: Rönnbäck, Klas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Broberg, Oskar (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: 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.

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-l...

Table of Contents:

• 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.