Breaking into the monopoly : provincial merchants and manufacturers' campaigns for access to the Asian market, 1790-1833 / / by Yukihisa Kumagai.
Based on a number of historical documents, Breaking into the Monopoly examines how the commercial pressure groups of Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester organised nationwide campaigns to break into the British East India Company’s monopoly for free access to Asian markets from 1812-1813 and 1829-1833...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Library of Economic History
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Defending the Monopoly: The East India Company, 1790's–1830's
- Challenging the Commercial Giant: The Glasgow East India Association, 1812–1813
- Struggling for Lucrative Trade: The Glasgow East India Association, 1829–1833
- Aiming for the Premier Port of the Empire: The Liverpool East India Association, 1812–1813 and 1829–1833
- Searching for New Markets: The Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers, 1829–1833
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.