A history of Indian economic thought / Ajit Dasgupta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dasgupta, Ajit Kumar.

Series:

Routledge history of economic thought series.

Routledge history of economic thought series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--India--History.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of Indian economic thought provides rich insights into both economic issues and the workings of the Indian mind. A History of Indian Economic Thought provides the first overview of economic thought in the sub-continent. Arguing that it would be inappropriate to rely on formal economic analyses it draws on a wide range of sources; epics, religious and moral texts for the early period and public speeches, addresses, and newspaper articles for controversies from the nineteenth century onwards. What emerges is a rich mosaic reflecting India's different cultures and

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Buddhism and economics; Kautilya's Arthasastra: economics and polity; Economic thought in the Muslim period; Famines and famine policy; Dadabhai Naoroji and the drain theory; Ranade and the economics of development; Towards independence; Gandhian economics; Independence and after; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-199) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-77722-X

9786612777226

1-134-92551-4

0-203-00347-0

9780203003473

OCLC:

232161400