Managing British colonial and post-colonial development : the crown agents, 1914-74 /

A survey of the Crown Agents during a turbulent and eventful period.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sunderland, David, 1958-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, UK ; New York : Boydell & Brewer, 2007.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Crown Agents' Office > History. Great Britain. > Crown Agents' Office 1900-1999 POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism. HISTORY > Modern > General. British colonies Economic history Colonies > Administration Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History > 20th century. Commonwealth countries > Economic conditions. Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration > Histoire > 20e siècle. Pays du Commonwealth > Conditions économiques. Commonwealth countries Aid Agencies. British Empire. Colonial Development. Crown Agents. Finance. Government. History
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Table of Contents:

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction; 1. The Public Issue of Loans; 2. Other Sources of Finance; 3. The Management of Colonial Investment Funds; 4. The Management of the Joint Colonial Fund and the Joint Miscellaneous Fund; 5. The Cost of Supplies; 6. Procurement from the Early 1960s and Delivery Delays; 7. Miscellaneous Roles; 8. The Move into Secondary Banking; 9. The Collapse of the Secondary Banking Venture; CONCLUSION; APPENDICES; 1. The Crown Agents, 1920-74; 2. Market finance, 1914-68 (£m); 3. Non-market finance, 1920-65 (£m)
4. 1954 Investment Funds (£m), Wartime gifts and loans (£m), 1936 procurement (£m) and 1954 colonial appointments5. CA's own account activities; 6. FMI investment in associated companies, 1969-74; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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