An economic history of India : growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st century /
"A major new economic history of India from the reign of Akbar to India's post-independence integration into the global economy. Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new framework for understanding development and underdevelopment in a large colonial economy as well as of India's post-independe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in economic history.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The decline and the rise of the Indian economy
- Agriculture as the engine of growth
- From handlooms to modern industry and the emergence of a planned economy
- Origins of India's service sector advantage
- Region, income, caste, and gender: Continuity and change
- Colonial development in a comparative perspective
- Conclusion: The Myths and the Realities of India's long run development.