Extract from ‘English History, 1914-1945’ by A. J. P. Taylor – Read by John Gielgud
11 Aug 2022 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, laws of war, war and peace Tags: British empire, British history
A Career Anti-Fascist – George Orwell – WW2 Biography Special
20 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: British empire, World War II
Why Did Britain Refuse to Annex Malta?
19 Jun 2020 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, international economics, International law Tags: British empire, economics of colonialism, Malta
Ten Minute History – The Early British Empire
13 Jun 2020 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, British empire, economics of colonialism
Colonialism and Modern Income: Islands as Natural Experiments by James Feyrer and Bruce Sacerdote
11 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of regulation, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, international economic law, International law, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, Age of exploration, British empire, economics of colonialism
Was It Good Fortune to be Enslaved by the British Empire?
05 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, income redistribution, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, war and peace Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, Age of Enlightenment, British empire, economics of colonialism
Acemoglu and Robinson do their best at blaming colonialism for Africa’s woes. Made the terrible preexisting institutions worse?
08 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, income redistribution, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, British empire, economics of colonialism

Bruce Gilley – “The Case for Colonialism”
12 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: age of empires, British empire, economics of colonialism, political correctness
The Case for Colonialism with Dr. Bruce Gilley
11 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Marxist economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, unemployment Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, British empire, economics of colonialism
How this border transformed a subcontinent
27 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, international economics, International law, law and economics, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: British empire, economics of borders, economics of colonialism, India, maps, Pakistan
British Raj 1941
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in economic history, International law, law and economics Tags: British empire, economics of colonialism, India
Recent Comments