How British Rule Changed India's Economy The Paradox of the Raj /

• Main Author: Roy, Tirthankar (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Imperialism.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Agricultural economics.; Development economics.; Economic policy.; Economic History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Asian Economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic Policy.

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, wit...

Table of 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.