The City of London and British Imperialism: New Light on an Old Question

London and Paris as International Financial Centres in the Twentieth Century

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ferguson, Niall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British empire; Capital flow; Gold standard; Investments; London

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919703604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199269495.003.0004     Document Type: Chapter

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