1. Extractive institutions in the Congo : checks and balances in the longue duree / Andreas Exenberger and Simon Hartmann -- 2. Colonial extraction in the Indonesian archipelago : a long historical view / Thee Kian Wie -- 3. Varieties of exploitation in colonial settings : Dutch and Belgian...

A collection of Sir Alec Cairncross' most important contributions to the economic history of the post-1939 period. They demonstrate a keen insight into the changing role of the economist and the transformation of the economic landscape