A Business History of India: Enterprise and the Emergence of Capitalism from 1700

ISBN-13: 9781316637487 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 310 str.

Tirthankar Roy

Opis

Studying firms and entrepreneurs over three centuries, this book unravels the historical roots of the impressive business growth witnessed in contemporary India.

Recenzje

'… this book is rooted in a balancing of knowledge of primary sources and the author's past research with wide-ranging secondary scholarship.' J. Lally, The English Historical Review

Spis treści

Preface; List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; List of boxes; 1. Introduction; 2. The baseline at 1700; 3. Indian Ocean sphere, 1700–1850; 4. Capital and empire, 1850–1930: trade and finance; 5. Capital and empire, 1850–1930: industry; 6. State and industrialization, 1930–1950; 7. State and industrialization, 1950–1980; 8. Revival, 1980–2000; 9. Capital and globalization, 2000–2015; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.