Managing British colonial and post-colonial development : the Crown Agents, 1914-74 / David Sunderland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sunderland, David, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Crown Agents' Office--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Crown Agents' Office.

History.

Economic conditions.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--20th century.

Colonies.

Administration.

Commonwealth countries--Economic conditions.

Commonwealth countries.

Physical Description:

296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : Boydell & Brewer, 2007.

Summary:

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

Contents:

1 The public issue of loans 9

2 Other sources of finance 42

3 The management of colonial investment Funds 69

4 The management of the Joint Colonial Fund and the Joint Miscellaneous Fund 97

5 The cost of supplies 115

6 Procurement from the early 1960s and delivery delays 143

7 Miscellaneous roles 160

8 The move into secondary banking 179

9 The collapse of the secondary banking venture 221

1 The Crown Agents, 1920-74 254

2 Market finance, 1914-68 256

3 Non-market finance, 1920-65 260

4 1954 Investment Funds, Wartime gifts and loans, 1936 procurement and 1954 colonial appointments 265

5 Crown Agents' own account activities 269

6 FMI investment in associated companies, 1969-74 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-286) and index.

ISBN:

9781843833017

1843833018

OCLC:

163291339