Contact

g.purdie.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Research Interests

• Colonial Business History

Qualifications

• MSc Contemporary Economic History (2011), University of Glasgow
• Previously 25 years in the Royal Navy
• Undergraduate degree completed through Open University

Topic

Malaysia Vs Nigeria – Palm Oil and Development (British business interests in the former colonies post-independence)

Abstract

Comparative paper examining development in the former colonies of Malaysia and Nigeria post-independence and the contributions of established British businesses operating in the plantations sector and palm oil production.

Supervisor

Prof Raymond G Stokes

Sponsor/Funder

ESRC Studentship