000			01100nam a22001457a 4500
020			_a9783030177072
082			_a330.954 _bROY.H
100			_a Roy, Tirthankar
245			_aHow British Rule Changed India’s Economy The Paradox of the Raj
260			_aLondon _bPalgrave Macmillan _c2019
300			_a159p.
500			_aThis 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.
650			_aIndian Economy
942			_cBK
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