Economic Development of the British Overseas

First published in 1924, Knowles' first volume on the economic history of the British Empire offered a ground-breaking comparative study. Following her death in 1926, the manuscripts for her second and third volumes were completed.

BOOK I. THE EMPIRE AS A WHOLE

Economic Stages in Development

3

(26)

An Empire of Outposts, 1598--1763

6

(3)

Continental Inland Expansion, 1763--1870

9

(6)

British Empire as a World Power, 1870 to present day

15

(14)

Economic Divisions of the Empire and their Population

29

(34)

The Two Empires and the Unity of the Whole

31

(20)

Regions of Western Expansion

Regions of Directed Development

51

(12)

The Old and the New Colonial Systems

63

(52)

The Old Colonial System, 1596--1763

65

(11)

The New Colonial Empire, 1763--1914

76

(39)

Changes in commodities---causes of emigration---financing of colonies---motives and methods of expansion

BOOK II. THE BRITISH TROPICS

The Problems of the Tropics

115

(143)

Effect of New Cultures and New Demands

123

(15)

Unlocking of the Tropics

138

(14)

Protection of Natives

152

(50)

Suppression of slavery---Indian coolie labour---Chinese migration

Agricultural Development

202

(35)

Land tenures---agricultural methods---planter and peasant---scientific agriculture

Education and Finance

237

(14)

Tropical Medicine and Sanitation

251

(7)

British India

258

(209)

General Introduction

263

(34)

Absence of national unity---geographical features---uncertainty of life and property---effect of religion---economic isolation of India---factors in economic unity

Economic Landmarks

297

(170)

1765--1857. Creation of a Basis for Economic Progress; Law and Order

298

(15)

1857--1899. Transformation of India by Public Works; Railways, Famines, Irrigation, Finance, and Trade

313

(81)

1899 to present day. Policy of Conscious National Development; Agriculture, Industry, Tariff Policy, Banking

394

(73)

Smaller Continental Areas

467

Malaya

470

(15)

Nigeria

485

(13)

Kenya and Uganda

498

Preface

v

Professor Lilian Knowles: A Memoir

vii

PART I COMPARATIVE VIEW OF DOMINION PROBLEMS

Economic Problems of Temperate Dominions Compared with Problems of the Tropics and of European Countries

3

(8)

The Economic Beginnings of the Idea of Nationality in Colonial Development and the Economic Foundations of Federation

11

(7)

Transport

18

(7)

Land and Agriculture

25

(13)

Industrial Development and Labour Problems

38

(5)

Tendency to Paternal Government in New Countries and Factors Shaping Policies

43

(8)

Commercial Relations within the Empire

51

(31)

The Obtaining of People

82

(21)

PART II ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA

Dominating Factors in Canada's Economic Development

103

(29)

Main Periods in Canada's Economic History

132

(8)

The Economic Development of the Maritime Provinces in the Colonial Period

140

(33)

Lower Canada (Quebec)

173

(22)

The Westward Settlements of the Fur Traders and their Foundation of British Columbia and the Red River Settlement

195

(17)

Upper Canada (Ontario)

212

(36)

Position at Time of Confederation

248

(4)

Inland Communications: Waterways

252

(6)

Railways: The Canadian Pacific

258

(14)

The Canadian National Railways

272

(42)

Railway Rates

314

(15)

Shipping, Harbours, and Ocean Highways

329

(37)

Trade Relations

366

(22)

The Settlement of the Great Plains

388

(66)

The Penetration of the Laurentian Plateau

454

(7)

The Development of the Cordilleran Region

461

(24)

Food Production and Farming

485

(42)

The Mineral Wealth of the Dominion and its Exploitation

527

(22)

Industrial Evolution

549

(36)

Epilogue

585

(4)

Bibliography

589

(6)

Appendix: Bibliography of Volume I

595

(6)

Index

601

Preface

v

The Dutch Foundations of the Colony

1

(11)

The Leavening of the Native Population

12

(25)

The White Colonists and the Land

37

(21)

The Four Governments and their Economic Rivalries

58

(11)

The Farming Industry in the Primitive and Pastoral Stage

69

(11)

Development of Commercial Farming and Growth of the Agricultural Side

80

(43)

The Fight against Drought, Plagues, and Pests

123

(36)

Farming as an Organized and State-fostered Industry

159

(44)

The Mines

203

(21)

The Movement towards Rationalization in the Mining Industries

224

(12)

The Labour Problem in the Mines

236

(18)

Communications

254

(30)

Trade Relations

284

(30)

The Position of the Native in the Economic Life of the Dominion

314

(29)

Bibliography

343

(4)

Index

347

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