The economy of modern India, 1860-1970

Author/Creator:

Tomlinson, B. R.

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The economy of modern India, 1860-1970 / B.R. Tomlinson

Series Titles:

New Cambridge history of India ; III, 3
Cambridge histories online.
New Cambridge history of India ; III, 3.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Cambridge University Press

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

India--Economic conditions
India--History--19th century
India--History--20th century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Development and underdevelopment in colonial India -- Agriculture, 1860-1950: land, labour and capital -- Trade and manufacture, 1860-1945: firms, markets, and the colonial state -- The state and the economy, 1939-1970: the emergence of economic management in India -- Conclusion.

Summary:

This book presents the first comprehensive account of the history of economic growth in modern India. Tomlinson considers the history of economic growth and change over the last hundred years. By summarising and expounding on the available literature, the author considers the debates over imperialism, development and under development and sets them in the context of historical change in agriculture, trade and manufacture, and the relations between business, the economy and the state.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages) ; cm.

General Note:

Part of the Cambridge histories online collection.

Local Note:

Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990031394760302486

ISBN:

0511468806 (ebook : Cambridge histories online)
9780511468803 (ebook : Cambridge histories online)
9780521362306 (print)
052136230X (print)

OCLC Number:

268773072