Colonies in a Globalizing Economy 1815-1948

Under the international economic order which prevailed between the end of mercantilism and decolonisation (referred to in this essay as liberal imperialism) the costs of transacting, transporting and trading commodities, both within and across national and imperial frontiers declined sharply.1 To some discussable but un-measurable degree the opportunities to realize enhanced gains from trade also depended upon the political status of regional economies operating and interacting (through trade in commodities, capital flows, labour migration and the diffusion of useful knowledge) within a global economy – expanding along cycles of faster, slower and even negative rates of growth – but expanding, nevertheless, more rapidly than ever before.[...]

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Year of publication:	2004-12-01
Authors:	O’Brien, Patrick Karl
Institutions:	London School of Economics and Political Science
Subject:	Wirtschaft \| Handel \| trade \| Außenhandel \| external trade \| Transaktion

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Series:	London School of Economics and Political Science - Publications Economic History Working Paper ; No. 08/04
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	History of business administration ; Study of commerce ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; Global Resources
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)