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Subject(s)

• Malaya—History—British rule, 1867-1942 [Browse]
• Malaya—Economic policy [Browse]
• Malaya—Politics and government [Browse]
• Malaya—Commerce [Browse]

Series

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 125. [More in this series]

Summary note

"Although colonies are often viewed as having been of crucial economic importance to Britain's empire, those responsible for administering the colonies were often not at all interested in or supportive of commercial ventures, as this book demonstrates. Based on extensive original research, and including detailed case studies of the agricultural and mining sectors in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya, the book examines how administrators and capitalists interacted, showing how administrators were often hostile to business and created barriers to business success. It discusses in particular contradictory colonial government policies, confusion over land grants and conflicts within bureaucratic hierarchies, and outlines the impact of such difficulties, including the failure to attract capital inflows and outright business failures. Overall, the book casts a great deal of light on the detail of how business and government actually worked in Britain's colonial empire"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.

ISBN

• 9780415786713 ((hardback))
• 0415786711 ((hardback))

LCCN

2016057478

OCLC

967456664

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