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Britain’s Investment Overseas on the Eve of the First World War

The Use and Abuse of Numbers

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  • © 1986

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  1. D. C. M. Platt

    1. St Antony’s College, Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Approach and Methods

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      Pages 3-27

  3. The Direct Method Reassessed

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. The Stock of British Investment Overseas on the Eve of the First World War: A Revised Estimate

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      Pages 31-65

    3. Politics, Propaganda and Numbers

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      Pages 67-76

  4. Implications and Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Common Sense and the Numbers

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      Pages 79-85

    3. Second Thoughts on the Geographical Distribution of British Investment

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      Pages 87-110

    4. Second Thoughts on the Distribution by Function of British Investment

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      Pages 111-130

    5. Further Implications and Conclusions

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      Pages 131-139

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 141-179
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Authors and Affiliations

  • St Antony’s College, Oxford, UK

    D. C. M. Platt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Britain’s Investment Overseas on the Eve of the First World War

  • Book Subtitle: The Use and Abuse of Numbers

  • Authors: D. C. M. Platt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18254-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: D. C. M. Platt 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-42754-5Published: 23 June 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-18256-5Published: 01 January 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-18254-1Published: 23 June 1986

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 180

  • Topics: Investments and Securities

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