The Pattern of a Dependent Economy
The National Income of British Honduras

A shrewd critique of colonial Honduras' statistics and some original and pertinent comments on colonial government and colonial policy in general.

N. S. Carey Jones (Author)

9780521242011, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

178 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.23 kg

First published in 1953, the basis of this study is shown by its subtitle: The National Income of British Honduras. It relates primarily to the financial year 1946. The author's preface illustrates the distinction of his survey: that as by-products he gives a shrewd critique of the former colony's statistics and some original and pertinent comments on colonial government and colonial policy in general. For this last he draws on his experience as an auditor in Northern Rhodesia and his personal knowledge of the Gold Coast. The book is therefore of interest to others besides specialist economists. It has valuable information for the colonial and commercial historian and the anthropologist studying the impact of colonial administration on native society.

Preface
National income tables
National income tables: percentages
1. The purpose of the study
2. Geographical and historical background
3. Sources
4. Definitions
5. Structure of the tables
6. Income table and notes
7. Output table and notes
8. Government account
9. Balance of payments, 1946
10. Expenditure, 1946
11. Population and output
12. The future
13. The role of government
Postscript
Appendices
Tables
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [HBLW3]