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Abstract Did individual British officers determine the institutional development of former colonies? The article presents a new research program into institutional reform and economic development based on a new dataset f 14,000 biographical entries of senior colonial officers in 54 British colonies...

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Published in:Journal of contextual economics : Schmollers Jahrbuch 2017-03, Vol.137 (1-2), p.93-119
Main Author: Seidler, Valentin
Format: Article
Language:ger
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Summary:Abstract Did individual British officers determine the institutional development of former colonies? The article presents a new research program into institutional reform and economic development based on a new dataset f 14,000 biographical entries of senior colonial officers in 54 British colonies between 1939 and 1966. The rich data permit a new methodological approach towards the question of how institutions are copied into countries. It puts a radical focus on the individual actors involved in the institutional reforms before independence. The article discusses fundamental information on the British colonial service and presents preliminary analyses from within the new research agenda. JEL Codes: B52, H83, N40, O43, O17, O19, P48
ISSN:2568-7603
2568-762X
DOI:10.3790/jce.137.1-2.93