Fiscal capacity in ‘‘responsible government’’ colonies: the Cape Colony in comparative perspective, c. 1865–1910

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Fiscal capacity in ‘‘responsible government’’ colonies: the Cape Colony in comparative perspective, c. 1865–1910. / Gwaindepi, Abel.

In: European Review of Economic History, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2022, p. 340–369.

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Gwaindepi, A 2022, 'Fiscal capacity in ‘‘responsible government’’ colonies: the Cape Colony in comparative perspective, c. 1865–1910', European Review of Economic History, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 340–369. https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/heab019

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Gwaindepi, A. (2022). Fiscal capacity in ‘‘responsible government’’ colonies: the Cape Colony in comparative perspective, c. 1865–1910. European Review of Economic History, 26(3), 340–369. https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/heab019

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Gwaindepi A. Fiscal capacity in ‘‘responsible government’’ colonies: the Cape Colony in comparative perspective, c. 1865–1910. European Review of Economic History. 2022;26(3):340–369. https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/heab019

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Gwaindepi, Abel. / Fiscal capacity in ‘‘responsible government’’ colonies: the Cape Colony in comparative perspective, c. 1865–1910. In: European Review of Economic History. 2022 ; Vol. 26, No. 3. pp. 340–369.

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