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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-independence economic performance through to the present day.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. The decline and the rise of the Indian economy; 2. Agriculture as the engine of growth; 3. From handlooms to modern industry and the emergence of a planned economy; 4. Origins of India's service sector advantage; 5. Region, income, caste, and gender: continuity and change; 6. Colonial development in a comparative perspective; Conclusion: the myths and the realities of India's long run development.
About the author
Bishnupriya Gupta is Professor of Economics at University of Warwick and the research director of CAGE Research Centre. She is Honorary Professor at the School of Economics, Peking University. She has published widely on industrial development in colonial India and is a key contributor to the debate on the Great Divergence.
Summary
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-independence economic performance through to the present day.
Foreword
A new overview of India's long-run economic history, revealing how colonialism shaped growth and development before and after independence.
