Donald McCarthy
Centre for Post-Collectivist Studies
Social Market Foundation
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I've seen a few cost-benefit analyses a while ago that suggested
that almost all British colonies were a net cost to Britain with the
exception of Malaya and Ghana which were both big commodity producers
(rubber and tin and cocoa respectively)
I remember hearing a talk a very long time ago by someone
who had
tried to estimate the costs and benefits to Britain
(meaning, I
think, everyone in Britain) of the empire, and concluded
that on net
it cost more than it was worth. But I'm afraid I don't
remember who
gave the talk, let alone whether the work was published and
where.
--
David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
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