The Cambridge Economic History of India: Volume 2, C.1751-c.1970The Cambridge Economic History of India, published in two volumes, aims at tracing the changes in the economy of India from the thirteenth to the middle of the present century and beyond. The second volume covers the period 1757-1970, from the establishment of British rule to its termination, with epilogues on the post-Independence period. Part I opens with a broad description of the economy in the middle of the eighteenth century, then describes general economic trends in four main regions up to the middle of the nineteenth century, and includes a discussion of changes in the agrarian structure up to the end of 1947. Part II takes up various themes for the economy as a whole, while Part III deals with post-Independence developments in India and Pakistan. The Cambridge Economic History of India will be widely accepted as the standard work of reference on the subject, and the volumes will be of relevance to fields other than economic history, being the first major collaborative work of its kind to explore the shift of an advanced Asian civilization from pre-colonial times to independence. |
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Contents
Agrarian Relations | 36 |
Regional Economy 17571857 | 242 |
National Income | 376 |
3A Net domestic product in 19467 prices of India | 397 |
Population 17571947 | 463 |
The Occupational Structure | 533 |
The Growth of LargeScale Industry to 1947 | 553 |
Irrigation and Railways | 677 |
Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments 17571947 | 804 |
Price Movements and Fluctuations in Economic Activity | 878 |
The Fiscal System | 905 |
PART III | 913 |
The Indian Economy since Independence 194770 | 947 |
The Pakistan Economy since Independence 194770 | 995 |
Glossary | 1027 |
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