An economic history of India : growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st century / Bishnupriya Gupta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gupta, Bishnupriya, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in economic history. Second series.

Cambridge studies in economic history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--India--History.

Economic development.

India--Economic conditions.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book offers a major new economic history of India from the reign of Akbar in the sixteenth century to India's post-independence integration into the global economy. Using concepts and theories from economics and economic history alongside extensive new data, Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new framework for understanding the economic impacts and legacies of British rule. She charts India's transition from precolonial economy to colonial rule and evaluates its economic performance from a comparative perspective, particularly in the context of the Great Divergence between Europe and Asia. Finally, she examines India's post-independence economy and the evolution of social and economic inequality through to the turn of the twenty-first century. By taking a long view, the book sheds new light on the persistent effects of historical institutions as well as the impacts of policy-driven changes. It will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the long-run evolution of the Indian economy.

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.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-108-87153-4

1-108-87123-2

1-108-86906-8

OCLC:

1574117071