Economics of Imperialism

Does the phrase ‘the 99% versus the 1%’ make any sense? Firstly, it assumes that there is a clear dividing line of income, or perhaps owners...

‘If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly sta...

Here is a selection of facts to ponder, sent to me today by a friend. They indicate how it is better to be a cat or a dog in an imperial...

It turns out that there is no slump in economic output once government debt rises above 90% of GDP – the case for austerity has been b...

The table below is an update of some figures shown in the first article on this blog, 'The Economics of British Imperialism' in Ma...

The following text cites a conversation between a prominent British imperial politician and an American diplomat in London, in 1910. It ...

It is easy to dismiss the downgrading of the UK’s credit rating by Moody’s as yet another example of an agency stating the blindingly ob...