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David S. Landes. — Bankers and Pashas. International Finance and Economic Imperialism in Egypt, 1958
Crouzet François. David S. Landes. — Bankers and Pashas. International Finance and Economic Imperialism in Egypt, 1958. In: Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine, tome 9 N°1, Janvier-mars 1962. pp.
Crouzet, François
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Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
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Economic page turners like Freakonomics are well written and there is much to be learned from them – not only about economics, but also about writing techniques. Their authors know how to build up suspense, i.e., they make readers want to know what comes.
Björn Frank
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Managing agency business groups, elite directors, and the rubber boom, 1897–1913
Abstract We identify a new organizational form, the Managing Agency Business Group (MABG), demonstrating how agency houses used interlocking directorships to build groups on the basis of commercial and plantation expertise to access finance on London stock markets and local capital markets in the pre‐1914 rubber boom.
David Higgins, Steven Toms
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The Economic effect of British Imperialism on the Indian Economy
This work aims to look at the overall, long-term economic affect British imperialism had on the Indian economy, whether this be positive or negative. Historical context is first given.
Peterman, Mandie C
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
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We have never not been fascist: Infrastructures of state violence as technofascist laboratories. [PDF]
Möllers N.
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English linguistic neo-imperialism in the era of globalization: A conceptual viewpoint. [PDF]
Zeng J, Ponce AR, Li Y.
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Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929
Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
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