Financing the Raj
Subtitle: The City of London and Colonial India, 1858-1940
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781843837954
Subjects: India, economic policy; Great britain, colonies; India, economic conditions; India, politics and government
Description: This volume presents an examination of the financial relationship between the Indian government, as represented by the India Office, and the City of London during the period of direct British rule. It discusses every aspect of the India Office's activities, including the movement of funds to and from India, and the purchase of silver for India's currency.