 Economic Development under the British, 1878–1900Rodney Wilson
Chapter 2 in Cyprus and the International Economy, 1992, pp 14-31 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract When Cyprus passed from Ottoman control to British administration as a result of the 1878 Convention, most islanders welcomed the change. There was a popular feeling amongst Cypriots that the period of economic stagnation had come to an end, and that better times lay ahead under the British. The debt-ridden and economically backward Ottoman Empire lacked both the resources and the will to do much to develop its possessions, whereas Britain, as the world’s leading industrial power, had the finance and the expertise to bring about an economic transformation. In practice the experience under the rule of the British was a huge disappointment, and in many respects their administration proved even less popular than that of the Ottomans. Individual colonial officers were usually well intentioned and highly efficient, but in reality little was achieved during the first sixty years of British rule. What went wrong, and how did the experience of Cyprus compare with that of other territories under British rule? Keywords: British Government; Suez Canal; British Rule; Excise Duty; Silver Coin (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-12186-1_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12186-1_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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