The Resource Managing the British Empire : the crown agents, 1833-1914, David Sunderland
Managing the British Empire : the crown agents, 1833-1914, David Sunderland
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The item Managing the British Empire : the crown agents, 1833-1914, David Sunderland represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "The quasi-governmental Crown Agents Office played a crucial role in colonial development. Acting in the United Kingdom as the commercial and financial agent for the crown colonies, the Agency supplied all non-locally manufactured stores required by colonial governments, issued their London loans, managed their UK investments, and supervised the construction of their railways, harbours and other public works. In addition, the Office supervised the award of colonial land and mineral concessions, monitored the colonial banking and currency system, and performed a personnel role, paying colonial service salaries and pensions, recruiting technical officers, and arranging the transport of officers, troops and Indian indentured labour." "In this book, the first in-depth investigation of the Agency, David Sunderland examines each of these services in turn, determining in each case whether the Crown Agents' performance benefited their clients, the UK economy or themselves."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 352 p.
- Contents
-
- 1.
- office of the crown agents.
- p. 13
- 2.
- Supply monopoly and the purchase of goods.
- p. 42
- 3.
- Service provision : costs, delay, quality.
- p. 74
- 4.
- department system of infrastructure construction.
- p. 97
- 5.
- Construction by contractor, private sector and public works.
- p. 134
- 6.
- Public loan issue.
- p. 149
- 7.
- external finance safety net; monitoring the crown agents.
- p. 187
- 8.
- External finance, the remittance of funds and colonial investments after 1899.
- p. 209
- 9.
- Concessions, currency and stamps.
- p. 237
- 10.
- crown agents and personnel.
- p. 255
- 11.
- enquiries of 1901 and 1908.
- p. 269
- App. 1.
- crown agents.
- p. 289
- App. 2.
- Railway construction.
- p. 304
- App. 3.
- Finance.
- p. 308
- App. 4.
- Coinage and currency.
- p. 325
- Isbn
- 9780861932672
- Label
- Managing the British Empire : the crown agents, 1833-1914
- Title
- Managing the British Empire
- Title remainder
- the crown agents, 1833-1914
- Statement of responsibility
- David Sunderland
- Subject
-
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Administration | History -- 20th century
- Great Britain, Colonial Office
- Great Britain, Colonial Office.
- Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations
- Great Britain, Crown Agents' Office.
- Great Britain, Crown Agents' Office
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Administration | History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The quasi-governmental Crown Agents Office played a crucial role in colonial development. Acting in the United Kingdom as the commercial and financial agent for the crown colonies, the Agency supplied all non-locally manufactured stores required by colonial governments, issued their London loans, managed their UK investments, and supervised the construction of their railways, harbours and other public works. In addition, the Office supervised the award of colonial land and mineral concessions, monitored the colonial banking and currency system, and performed a personnel role, paying colonial service salaries and pensions, recruiting technical officers, and arranging the transport of officers, troops and Indian indentured labour." "In this book, the first in-depth investigation of the Agency, David Sunderland examines each of these services in turn, determining in each case whether the Crown Agents' performance benefited their clients, the UK economy or themselves."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sunderland, David
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JV1043
- LC item number
- .S86 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Royal Historical Society (Great Britain)
- Series statement
- Royal Historical Society studies in history.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations
- Label
- Managing the British Empire : the crown agents, 1833-1914, David Sunderland
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-345) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 1.
- office of the crown agents.
- p. 13
- 2.
- Supply monopoly and the purchase of goods.
- p. 42
- 3.
- Service provision : costs, delay, quality.
- p. 74
- 4.
- department system of infrastructure construction.
- p. 97
- 5.
- Construction by contractor, private sector and public works.
- p. 134
- 6.
- Public loan issue.
- p. 149
- 7.
- external finance safety net; monitoring the crown agents.
- p. 187
- 8.
- External finance, the remittance of funds and colonial investments after 1899.
- p. 209
- 9.
- Concessions, currency and stamps.
- p. 237
- 10.
- crown agents and personnel.
- p. 255
- 11.
- enquiries of 1901 and 1908.
- p. 269
- App. 1.
- crown agents.
- p. 289
- App. 2.
- Railway construction.
- p. 304
- App. 3.
- Finance.
- p. 308
- App. 4.
- Coinage and currency.
- p. 325
- Control code
- 13369357
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 352 p.
- Isbn
- 9780861932672
- Lccn
- 2003022417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Managing the British Empire : the crown agents, 1833-1914, David Sunderland
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-345) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 1.
- office of the crown agents.
- p. 13
- 2.
- Supply monopoly and the purchase of goods.
- p. 42
- 3.
- Service provision : costs, delay, quality.
- p. 74
- 4.
- department system of infrastructure construction.
- p. 97
- 5.
- Construction by contractor, private sector and public works.
- p. 134
- 6.
- Public loan issue.
- p. 149
- 7.
- external finance safety net; monitoring the crown agents.
- p. 187
- 8.
- External finance, the remittance of funds and colonial investments after 1899.
- p. 209
- 9.
- Concessions, currency and stamps.
- p. 237
- 10.
- crown agents and personnel.
- p. 255
- 11.
- enquiries of 1901 and 1908.
- p. 269
- App. 1.
- crown agents.
- p. 289
- App. 2.
- Railway construction.
- p. 304
- App. 3.
- Finance.
- p. 308
- App. 4.
- Coinage and currency.
- p. 325
- Control code
- 13369357
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 352 p.
- Isbn
- 9780861932672
- Lccn
- 2003022417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Administration | History -- 20th century
- Great Britain, Colonial Office
- Great Britain, Colonial Office.
- Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations
- Great Britain, Crown Agents' Office.
- Great Britain, Crown Agents' Office
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Administration | History -- 19th century
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