TY  - BOOK
AU  - Knowles,L.C.A.
AU  - Knowles, C. M. 
TI  - The economic development of the British overseas empire
SN  - 041535045X (set, cased)
AV  - HC246   .K5
U1  - 330.917124  22
PY  - 2005///
CY  -  London
PB  -  Routledge
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Colonies
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Tropics
KW  - Canada
KW  -  Economic conditions
KW  - South Africa
N1  - Originally published: 1924-1936; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; v. 1. The Empire as a whole : the British Tropics / L.C.A. Knowles -- v. 2. Comparative view of Dominion problems : economic development of Canada -- v. 3. The union of South Africa
N2  - This book was first published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd. in 1924, 1930 and 1936. The first volume on the economic history of the British Empire is a comparative study, ranging from slavery to Factory Acts, from cold storage to ticks and mosquitoes, from rural cultures to plantation products, and from bush paths to railways. Volume I deals with economic and development issues relating to the Empire as a whole and also specifically with India, Malaya, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda, while Volume II focuses more closely on Canada. Volume III covers the economic history of Australasia and South Africa
ER  -