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This scholarly work examines the tensions between colonial administrators and business interests in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya. Based on extensive original research, the book challenges the conventional view that colonies served primarily economic interests to the British empire by demonstrating how administrators frequently opposed commercial ventures and erected barriers to business success. Through detailed case studies of the agricultural and mining sectors, the author reveals the complex dynamics between administrators and capitalists, showing how governance priorities often conflicted with entrepreneurial expansion. The book draws on primary sources and historical analysis to provide insight into the political and economic forces that shaped colonial Malaya's development, making it essential reading for scholars of colonial history, economic history, and Asian studies.

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The Economy of Colonial Malaya includes detailed case studies of agricultural and mining sectors in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya.

This Routledge Studies volume examines how colonial administrators created barriers to business success despite conventional views of empire's economic motivations.

Based on extensive original research, the book reveals tensions between administrators and capitalists in shaping colonial economic policy and development.

The work challenges assumptions about colonial economic importance by documenting administrative hostility toward commercial ventures and entrepreneurial expansion.

Ideal for scholars of colonial history, economic history, and Asian studies seeking understanding of colonial Malaya's complex political and business dynamics.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415786711
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 24 August 2017
Listed Since: 27 September 2016

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