A Review of the Financial Situation of the East India Company

by Henry St. George Tucker

Book Overview

Henry St George Tucker (1772-1851) sailed to India in 1786 and worked in a number of administrative posts before becoming a director of the East India Company in 1826. He wrote this book following the publication of an essay by French economist Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) which suggested that British possession of territories in India was a burden to the mother country. Tucker's aim with this work was to give an accurate report of the finances of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108046436
• ISBN13: 9781108046435
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"