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Was there something about British colonial administration that made so many of its former colonial cities become world financial centers? (Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, Johannesburg, Dubai, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur)

by /u/mystical-me in /r/AskHistorians

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