The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century
Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: In synthesizing recent studies of the relationships between British businesses and British governments during decolonization, the article takes issue with the ‘gentlemanly capitalism’ paradigm. Imperial business and imperial government did not represent a cohesive elite; private and public agencies were frequently divided on key tenets of decolonization strategy; and, more often than not, it was broader macroeconomic and geostrategic factors rather than the agendas of particular business interests, that informed imperial policy.
Source: The Economic History Review
Author: Nicholas J. White
Institution: Liverpool John Moores University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2086667013