1. The British Government and Colonial Economic Policy, 1919-39.
- Author
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Meredith, David
- Subjects
ECONOMIC policy ,ECONOMIC conditions in Africa ,ECONOMICS ,GOVERNMENT policy ,ECONOMIC conditions in Great Britain ,ECONOMIC development ,COLONIES ,LOCAL government - Abstract
The article assesses the influence of government policy on the lack of economic success not only in tropical Africa but in most other colonies as well. It considers first the connexion between domestic British economic problems and the promotion of colonial economic development. It follows by an analysis of the work of the Colonial Development Advisory Committee, a body formed in 1929 to spend up to £1 million a year on colonial economic development. In the third section of the article, the author discusses the long-term economic policies of the local governments and the Colonia Office.
- Published
- 1975
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