Raising revenue in the British empire, 1870-1940: How 'extractive' were colonial taxes?

Journal of Global History

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 447-477

  Frankema, Ewout ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78650647539     PISSN: 17400228     EISSN: 17400236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740022810000227     Document Type: Review

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