Foreign investment in the Ottoman Empire : international trade and relations, 1854-1914
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Foreign investment in the Ottoman Empire : international trade and relations, 1854-1914
(Library of Ottoman studies, 27)
Tauris Academic Studies, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-209) and index
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Description
As the borders of the Ottoman Empire crumbled throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century, unprecedented amounts of foreign capital poured in from investors who were eager to capitalize on the country's sparsely regulated industries. Economist Necla Geyikdagi sheds light on the motives, means and policies which shaped foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Ottoman Empire throughout the late-nineteenth century. The book weighs political motivation against economic incentive in examining the trade policies of the major capital exporting countries. Drawing from key speeches on foreign trade policy, personal journals and popular publications, Geyikdagi provides unique insight into the network of foreign investors and politicians that lay behind the channels of direct investment within the ailing Empire.
Table of Contents
1. THE PRE-NINETEENTH CENTURY OTTOMAN ECONOMY
Economic Mentality
Economic Disintegration
Why the Ottoman Economy Could Not Industrialize
Industrialization Efforts in the Nineteenth Century
Foreign Influence on Ottoman Economic Thought
The 1838 Anglo-Ottoman Trade Convention
The Impact of Trade Agreements on Trade and Industry
2. FOREIGN CAPITAL: BORROWING
First Attempts at Borrowing
The Persistence of the Financial Crisis and Foreign Loans
The Road to Bankruptcy
The Ottoman Public Debt Administration
The Distribution of Foreign Debt by Countries
3. FOREIGN CAPITAL: DIRECT INVESTMENTS
Motives for Foreign Direct Investments
Capital Exporting Countries
4. THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BY SECTORS
Railways
Banks and Insurance Companies
Ports and Docks
Urban Services
Mining
Industry and Trade
5. FOREIGN INVESTMENT POLICY AND POLITICAL RISK
The Ottoman Attitude towards Foreign Capital
Political Risk
6. CONCLUDING REMARKS
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