This volume presents an examination of the financial relationship between the Indian government, as represented by the India Office, and the City of London during the period of direct British rule. It discusses every aspect of the India Office's activities, including the movement of funds to and...

This article discusses the Crown Agent purchase of colonial government supplies from the perspective of principal-agent theory. It is argued that, in order to maximise their own welfare, the Agents adopted a quality bias and used an uncompetitive purchasing procedure to buy quality goods, which...

This book contributes to the growing governance literature in three ways. First, it extends the analysis to new areas such as power asymmetry, regulation, transnational company strategies, and law enforcement. Secondly, it examines the role of formal institutions that shape and enforce the...

This book contributes to the growing governance literature in three ways. First, it extends the analysis to new areas such as power asymmetry, regulation, transnational company strategies, and law enforcement. Secondly, it examines the role of formal institutions that shape and enforce the...

Economic governance institutions (rules, norms and enforcement practices) define the cost and incentive structures that influence the decisions of economic actors. They therefore have a significant impact on micro and macro economic performance across countries and time. -- This book contributes...