‘British Empire in metals’: Non-state actors and the political economy of imperial minerals, 1913–39

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In the 1920s, networks of British business leaders in the mining and metals sector pursued strategic control of global strategic minerals on behalf of the British Empire. This demonstrated how commercial interests could act on behalf of the state. (A. Perchard, R. MacLeod, J. Mouat, January 2026)

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In the inter-war years, the British Metals Corporation acquired strategic metallic ores on behalf of the British Empire with a network of industrialists, politicians, and civil servants. Their work proved critical to Britain's performance in WWII. (A. Perchard, R. MacLeod, J. Mouat, January 2026)

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