TY - JOUR
T1 - Trade, empire, and the fiscal context of imperial business during decolonization
AU - Stockwell, S
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - Recent studies have shown convincingly that no 'neocolonialist' conspiracies were hatched to perpetuate British commercial dominance in the former colonies after independence, and that relations between individual firms and policy-makers were frequently troubled. In acknowledging the force of this general proposition, however, there is a risk of neglecting the still significant place of commercial considerations in state policy making. By relocating the relationship of trade and empire in the 1950s in an examination of a hitherto neglected dimension of British taxation policy, this article demonstrates that the Conservative government sought to assist British business with colonial interests at a time when these firms faced new uncertainties.
AB - Recent studies have shown convincingly that no 'neocolonialist' conspiracies were hatched to perpetuate British commercial dominance in the former colonies after independence, and that relations between individual firms and policy-makers were frequently troubled. In acknowledging the force of this general proposition, however, there is a risk of neglecting the still significant place of commercial considerations in state policy making. By relocating the relationship of trade and empire in the 1950s in an examination of a hitherto neglected dimension of British taxation policy, this article demonstrates that the Conservative government sought to assist British business with colonial interests at a time when these firms faced new uncertainties.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.0013-0017.2004.00275.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0013-0017.2004.00275.x
M3 - Article
VL - 57
SP - 142
EP - 160
JO - ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW
JF - ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW
IS - 1
ER -