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How British Rule Changed India’s Economy [electronic resource] : The Paradox of the Raj / by Tirthankar Roy.
Author
Roy, Tirthankar
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed. 2019.
Published/Created
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
Description
1 online resource (167 pages)
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Economic history
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Imperialism
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Asia
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Economic conditions
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Agriculture
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Economic aspects
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Development economics
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Economic policy
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Series
Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
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Palgrave Studies in Economic History, 2662-6500
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Summary note
This Palgrave Pivot revisits the topic of how British colonialism moulded work and life in India and what kind of legacy it left behind. Did British rule lead to India’s impoverishment, economic disruption and famine? Under British rule, evidence suggests there were beneficial improvements, with an eventual rise in life expectancy and an increase in wealth for some sectors of the population and economy, notably for much business and industry. Yet many poor people suffered badly, with agricultural stagnation and an underfunded government who were too small to effect general improvements. In this book Roy explains the paradoxical combination of wealth and poverty, looking at both sides of nineteenth century capitalism. Between 1850 and 1930, India was engaged in a globalization process not unlike the one it has seen since the 1990s. The difference between these two times is that much of the region was under British colonial rule during the first episode, while it was an independent nation state during the second. Roy's narrative has a contemporary relevance for emerging economies, where again globalization has unleashed extraordinary levels of capitalistic energy while leaving many livelihoods poor, stagnant, and discontented. .
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The making of British India
Chapter 3: The business of the cities
Chapter 4: Unyielding land
Chapter 5: A poor state
Chapter 6: End of famine
Chapter 7: A different story? The princely states
Chapter 8: Conclusion.
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ISBN
3-030-17708-4
Doi
10.1007/978-3-030-17708-9
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