that the empire was created for merchants eager to monopolize the colonial trade. Smith concludes that “Great Britain … argues, for example, that the harm to France from prohibiting trade in military stores more than compensated for the loss in …

Colonial trade encouraged the colonies to specialise in primary products. Did this prevent in-dustrialisation in the … examine the impact of the temporary collapse in trade between Britain and India due to World War I, on industrialisation and … anti-imperial feelings in India. Exploiting cross-district variation in exposure to the trade shock stemming from initial …