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Colonial Fiscal Systems

Colonial Fiscal Systems is a historical framework denoting the institutionalized mechanisms of revenue extraction, expenditure, and financial administration established by imperial powers in conquered territories to serve metropolitan economic interests and maintain political control.

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2017–2026

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Colonial legacies and economic growth

Robin Grier · Public Choice · 1999 · 262 citations

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The Empire Effect: The Determinants of Country Risk in the First Age of Globalization, 1880–1913

Niall Ferguson, Moritz Schularick · The Journal of Economic History · 2006 · 256 citations

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On Tax Efforts and Colonial Heritage in Africa

Thandika Mkandawire · The Journal of Development Studies · 2010 · 180 citations

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Colonial taxation and government spending in British Africa, 1880–1940: Maximizing revenue or minimizing effort?

Ewout Frankema · Explorations in Economic History · 2010 · 160 citations

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The Spanish Empire and its legacy: fiscal redistribution and political conflict in colonial and post-colonial Spanish America

Regina Grafe · Journal of Global History · 2006 · 144 citations

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Authors

141

  1. JB
    Jacques Barbier

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  2. JW
    John W. Cell

    Duke University, United States

    3 publications · 75 citations

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  3. EF
    Ewout Frankema

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    3 publications · 335 citations

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  4. BD
    Bruce D. Smith

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 123 citations

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  5. HS
    Herbert S. Klein

    Columbia University, United States

    3 publications · 63 citations

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Institutions

90

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    242 citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    145 citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    130 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    198 citations

  5. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    266 citations

  6. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  8. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

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  1. The Journal of Economic History

    9 publications · 691 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 420 citations

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 7 publications · 258 citations

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  4. Critical Perspectives on Accounting

    5 publications · 399 citations

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  5. Australian Economic History Review

    AEHR · 5 publications · 184 citations

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