Money and the End of Empire: British International Economic Policy and the Colonies, 1947-58

by Gerold Krozewski

Book Overview

This book presents a penetrating new analysis of the end of the empire, located at the intersection of politics, economy and society in Britain and the colonies. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, when political control was feasible, discriminatory management of the colonies sustained Britain's postwar recovery. But synergy turned into conflict as Britain moved towards economic liberalization and financial cosmopolitanism, and found it increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349424269
• ISBN13: 9781349424269
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"