Article ID: CBB238425726

The Political Economy of American Businesses in British Central Africa, 1953–1963 (Spring 2023)

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This article details how and why officials in the United States and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland developed policies and initiatives to promote US capital investments. It analyzes these policies in the context of decolonization, white minority rule, and the Cold War in Africa. It further shows how US business interests, especially in the mining industry, increased their investments and influenced policy. Drawing from Zimbabwean archives, it argues that these competing priorities produced inconsistent results that tended to support US imperialism and hinder nationalist movements in British Central Africa.

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Authors & Contributors
Aronova, Elena
Chakrabarti, Pratik
Greenwood, Anna
Neufeld, John L.
Puig, Núria
Streeby, Shelley
Journals
Business History Review
Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte
Osiris: A Research Journal Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Publishers
Palgrave Macmillan
University of Chicago Press
Lexington Books
Manchester University Press
Princeton University Press
Routledge
Concepts
Business history
Political economy
Imperialism
Great Britain, colonies
Colonialism
Investments, Foreign
People
Mommsen, Ernst-Wolf (1910-1979)
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
21st century
Places
United States
Africa
Germany
Asia
France
Great Britain
Institutions
Krupp AG
International Geophysical Year (IGY)
United States. Securities and Exchange Commission
W.H. Smith and Son
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