David Sunderland

Managing the British Empire

The Crown Agents, 1833-1914

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First in-depth account of the role played by the Crown Agents in the growth of the colonies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Early English Text Society
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781843838418
• ISBN-10: 1843838419
• Artikelnr.: 37631706

Autorenporträt

David Sunderland

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Office of the Crown Agents Supply monopoly and the
purchase of goods Service provision: costs, delay, quality The department
system of infrastructure construction Construction by contractor, private
sector and public works Public loan issue The external finance safety net;
monitoring the Crown Agents External finance, the remittance of funds and
colonial investments after 1899 Concessions, currency and stamps The Crown
Agents and personnel The enquiries of 1901 and 1908