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Imperialism and Capitalism, Volume I

Historical Perspectives

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Examines the often overlooked capital flows from India that propelled the British industrial revolution

  • Provides information relevant to policy makers and organizations involved in economic planning and operations research

  • Follows an international and multidisciplinary approach that brings together issues relating to slavery, colonialism, and socialist planning

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Idea of Imperialism and Capitalism

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 1-31
  3. British Empire and British Industrial Revolution

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 33-54
  4. Financing Industrial Revolution

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 55-80
  5. Consequences of British Industrialization

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 81-127
  6. American Empire and Its Consequence

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 129-145
  7. Dutch Empire and Consequence

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 147-160
  8. Japanese Empire and Consequence

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 161-171
  9. Russian Empire and Consequence: Refutation of Lenin’s theory

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 173-182
  10. Lenin’s Theory on Capitalism

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 183-206
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 207-217

About this book

This book examines the history of empire and its influence on capitalism. Taking inspiration from Vladimir Lenin’s essay Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, the thoughtful chapters explore how workers and resources in Africa, Latin America, and Asia were exploited by capitalist colonizers. Particular attention is given to the empires of Great Britain, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.

This book aims to trace the historical development of capitalism and its reliance of colonialism, and is relevant to those interested in economics, development studies, international relations, and global politics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    Dipak Basu

  • Reitaku University, Chiba, Japan

    Victoria Miroshnik

About the authors

Dipak Basu is the Emeritus Professor in Economics in Nagasaki University, Japan. He is a PhD from the University of Birmingham, and previously he was a Research Officer in the Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge, and a Lecturer in Econometrics in the Institute of Agricultural Economics, University of Oxford.

Victoria Miroshnik is the professor in Management in Reitaku University, Japan. She is a PhD from the University of Glasgow, and previously she was Professor in Jindal Global University, New Delhi, India and Associate Professor in Tsukuba University, Tokyo, Japan and Ritsumeikan University, Beppu, Japan.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Imperialism and Capitalism, Volume I

  • Book Subtitle: Historical Perspectives

  • Authors: Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47368-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47367-9Published: 18 August 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47370-9Published: 18 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47368-6Published: 17 August 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 217

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic History, Development Economics, Political Economy/Economic Systems, International Relations

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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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