An Economic History of IndiaRoutledge, 2002 M11 1 - 240 pages Much has been written on the Indian economy but this is the first major attempt to present India's economic history as a continuous process, and to place the development of agriculture, industry and currency in a political and historical context. |
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... Emergence of an Indian Home Market 44 5. The Limits of Industrialisation under Colonial Rule 50 5.1 Basic Problems of India's Industrialisation 50 5.2 The Cotton Textile Industry 51 5.3 The Jute Industry 56 5.4 The Scarcity of ...
... Emergence of an Indian Home Market 44 5. The Limits of Industrialisation under Colonial Rule 50 5.1 Basic Problems of India's Industrialisation 50 5.2 The Cotton Textile Industry 51 5.3 The Jute Industry 56 5.4 The Scarcity of ...
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... emerged as large-scale revenue contractors, but more often they were cautious and did not want to get involved in such risky business. Knowing the rapacity of the military elite, they hid their wealth and adapted themselves to the ...
... emerged as large-scale revenue contractors, but more often they were cautious and did not want to get involved in such risky business. Knowing the rapacity of the military elite, they hid their wealth and adapted themselves to the ...
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... emergence of an integrated market economy. There were many regional markets, which remained isolated from each other owing to the high cost of transportation. Only expensive goods with little weight such as textiles or precious raw ...
... emergence of an integrated market economy. There were many regional markets, which remained isolated from each other owing to the high cost of transportation. Only expensive goods with little weight such as textiles or precious raw ...
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... emerged in the amazing eleventh century AD, which witnessed a rapid extension of rice cultivation and a large-scale increase both in local and long-distance trade. The goods traded were no longer only a few luxury items, but a wide ...
... emerged in the amazing eleventh century AD, which witnessed a rapid extension of rice cultivation and a large-scale increase both in local and long-distance trade. The goods traded were no longer only a few luxury items, but a wide ...
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... emerged as an enormous free trade zone not controlled by any sea power whatever. 2.2 ASIAN FREE TRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN The free trade of the Indian Ocean was dominated by individual merchants and sometimes by individual pirates, who ...
... emerged as an enormous free trade zone not controlled by any sea power whatever. 2.2 ASIAN FREE TRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN The free trade of the Indian Ocean was dominated by individual merchants and sometimes by individual pirates, who ...
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agricultural amounted average Bank benefited Bengal billion rupees Bombay Britain British British Indian Calcutta capital CEHI cent centres century coal contributed cotton textile industry course crisis currency deal decline demand Depression discussed earlier East economic emerged established exchange expansion export fact finance followed foreign grain growth harvest immediately impact import substitution imported income increased India inflation interest investment jute labour land later less London major managing means million tons mills once pattern peasants period political population position problems production profits progress protection railway raised reached recent reduced regional remained Reserve respect revenue rice rise rule rural sector share shows silver steel supply Table trade trend urban whereas world market worth