Science at the end of empire
Experts and the development of the British Caribbean, 1940-62
by Sabine Clarke, Alan Lester
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After revelations of serious deprivation in Britain's Caribbean colonies during the 1930s, the Colonial Office launched a scheme to revive the economies of the region by transforming cane sugar into a starting compound for manufacturing synthetic materials such as plastics. Scientific research into new uses for sugar was part of plans to encourage industry more generally in the Caribbean. Historians have denied that Britain ever had such hopes and this book provides the first exploration of policies for economic diversification in the British West Indies. It explores both the practical and political utility of scientific research and expert advice in British plans. In particular, research to find industrial uses for sugar was considered a means for the Colonial Office to intervene in the development of the Caribbean with minimal disturbance to market forces as once knowledge was produced, decisions about the commercial production of sugar-based compounds were left to business. This vision of Caribbean industrial development was liberal in tenor, therefore, rejecting state planning and control.Colonial Office attempts to persuade the colonies to take up its preferred route to industrialization were made difficult however, by the growing autonomy of Caribbean governments as they approached independence. In addition, American experts attached to the Caribbean Commission offered an alternative model of industrial development, based on the experience of Puerto Rico's development corporation. In this context, the provision of information and expert advice assumed a crucial role in the competition between Britain and America to shape the future of the Caribbean region.
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After revelations of serious deprivation in Britain's Caribbean colonies during the 1930s, the Colonial Office launched a scheme to revive the economies of the region by transforming cane sugar into a starting compound for manufacturing synthetic materials such as plastics. Scientific research into new uses for sugar was part of plans to encourage industry more generally in the Caribbean. Historians have denied that Britain ever had such hopes and this book provides the first exploration of policies for economic diversification in the British West Indies. It explores both the practical and political utility of scientific research and expert advice in British plans. In particular, research to find industrial uses for sugar was considered a means for the Colonial Office to intervene in the development of the Caribbean with minimal disturbance to market forces as once knowledge was produced, decisions about the commercial production of sugar-based compounds were left to business. This vision of Caribbean industrial development was liberal in tenor, therefore, rejecting state planning and control.Colonial Office attempts to persuade the colonies to take up its preferred route to industrialization were made difficult however, by the growing autonomy of Caribbean governments as they approached independence. In addition, American experts attached to the Caribbean Commission offered an alternative model of industrial development, based on the experience of Puerto Rico's development corporation. In this context, the provision of information and expert advice assumed a crucial role in the competition between Britain and America to shape the future of the Caribbean region.
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date August 2018
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526131386 / 1526131382
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- ReadershipGeneral/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions234 X 156 mm
- SeriesStudies in Imperialism
- Reference Code10852
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