F A Bostock
Biographic Data
| ID | 5646291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | F A Bostock |
| GIVEN NAMES | F A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bostock |
| SIGNATURE | BOSTOCK F A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962
This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies the industrial distribution and mode of entry of U.S. investors, and offers explanations for the time trends which are shown. It goes on to trace the evolution of U.S. subsidiaries, …
Foreign Multinationals in British Manufacturing, 1850–1962
This essay draws on a new database to describe the dimensions and characteristics of 685 foreign companies which established British manufacturing subsidiaries between 1850 and 1962. The numbers of foreign companies grew from the 1890s, expanded rapidly in the inter-war years, and even more rapidly from the 1950s. The majority were American, and were clustered in chemicals, mechanical and electrical engineering, metal goods, motor vehicles and fo…
The role of banks in the interwar economy
Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah
The British Overseas Banks and Development Finance in Africa after 1945
The role of the British overseas banks in the provision of medium- and long-term finance in British colonial Africa is examined, with special reference to the establishment of the bank development corporations after the Second World War. The origins of the banks' involvement in development financing are traced, and in particular those of the Barclays Overseas Development Corporation, the first in the field. It is argued that, although their perfo…
State Bank or Agent of Empire? The Imperial Bank of Persia's Loan Policy 1920-23
The History of the British Petroleum Company. Vol. 1: The Developing Years 1901-1932
U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962
This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies the industrial distribution and mode of entry of U.S. investors, and offers explanations for the time trends which are shown. It goes on to trace the evolution of U.S. subsidiaries, …
Foreign Multinationals in British Manufacturing, 1850–1962
This essay draws on a new database to describe the dimensions and characteristics of 685 foreign companies which established British manufacturing subsidiaries between 1850 and 1962. The numbers of foreign companies grew from the 1890s, expanded rapidly in the inter-war years, and even more rapidly from the 1950s. The majority were American, and were clustered in chemicals, mechanical and electrical engineering, metal goods, motor vehicles and fo…
The British Overseas Banks and Development Finance in Africa after 1945
The role of the British overseas banks in the provision of medium- and long-term finance in British colonial Africa is examined, with special reference to the establishment of the bank development corporations after the Second World War. The origins of the banks' involvement in development financing are traced, and in particular those of the Barclays Overseas Development Corporation, the first in the field. It is argued that, although their perfo…
The History of the British Petroleum Company. Vol. 1: The Developing Years 1901-1932
State Bank or Agent of Empire? The Imperial Bank of Persia's Loan Policy 1920-23
The British Overseas Banks and Development Finance in Africa after 1945
The role of the British overseas banks in the provision of medium- and long-term finance in British colonial Africa is examined, with special reference to the establishment of the bank development corporations after the Second World War. The origins of the banks' involvement in development financing are traced, and in particular those of the Barclays Overseas Development Corporation, the first in the field. It is argued that, although their perfo…
Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah
The role of banks in the interwar economy
Foreign Multinationals in British Manufacturing, 1850–1962
This essay draws on a new database to describe the dimensions and characteristics of 685 foreign companies which established British manufacturing subsidiaries between 1850 and 1962. The numbers of foreign companies grew from the 1890s, expanded rapidly in the inter-war years, and even more rapidly from the 1950s. The majority were American, and were clustered in chemicals, mechanical and electrical engineering, metal goods, motor vehicles and fo…
U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962
This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies the industrial distribution and mode of entry of U.S. investors, and offers explanations for the time trends which are shown. It goes on to trace the evolution of U.S. subsidiaries, …
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