The political economy of imperial relations
Subtitle: Britain, the sterling area, and Malaya, 1945-1960
By: Alex Sutton (lecturer in International Relations at the University of St. Andrews)
Series: Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137373977
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History; Colonial influence; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia; Imperialism; Economic conditions; Sterling area; Economic policy; Foreign economic relations; History; Economic history
Description: "The Political Economy of Imperial Relations considers the relationship between Britain and Malaya after World War Two in theoretical and historical terms. It develops a new approach to imperialism, situating an understanding of the state in terms of the global economy. This approach challenges existing accounts of the relationship between Britain and Malaya by positing that it can best be characterized in terms of continuity rather than discontinuity. By analyzing the period from 1945 to 1960, the book charts Britain's commitment to Malaya, as well as Malaya's value to Britain, as part of the Sterling Area and in terms of the difficulties facing both the British and global economy at the time"--
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Conceptualising British Imperialism; title: 3. British Relative Economic Decline; title: 4. The Dollar Drain and Colonial Import Policy (1945-1950); title: 5. The Dollar Deficit Continues (1950-1955); title: 6. Malayan Independence and the Sterling Area (1955-1960); title: 7. Concluding Remarks.