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Preface; 1. The British Empire and the economics of imperialism: anintroductory statement; 2. The export of British finance: 1865-1914; 3.British business and the profits from Empire; 4. Government expenditure insupport of business; 5. The costs of defending an empire: the British andcolonial taxpayer; 6. British subsidies to the Empire: the nondefencecomponent; 7. The shareholders in imperial enterprises; 8. The sources ofgovernment revenues; 9. Empire, the special interests, and the House ofCommons; 10. Imperium economicus - in retrospect; Official documents; Privatepapers; Company records; Notes; Bibliography; Index.