A History of Indian Economic Thought

ISBN-13: 9781138009288 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 224 str.

Ajit K. DasGupta

Opis

The history of Indian economic thought provides rich insights into both economic issues and the workings of the Indian mind. A History of Indian Economic Thought provides the first overview of economic thought in the sub-continent. Arguing that it would be inappropriate to rely on formal economic analyses it draws on a wide range of sources; epics, religious and moral texts for the early period and public speeches, addresses, and newspaper articles for controversies from the nineteenth century onwards.
What emerges is a rich mosaic reflecting India's different cultures and civilizations. Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam all address economic issues and British colonial rule had a deep impact, both in propagating Western economic ideas and in provoking Indian theories of colonialism and underdevelopment. The author concludes with chapters on Ghandian economics and on Indian economic thought since Independence.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, 1. Introduction, 2. Buddhism and economics, 3. Kautilya’s Arthasastra: economics and polity, 4. Economic thought in the Muslim period, 5. Famines and famine policy, 6. Dadabhai Naoroji and the drain theory, 7. Ranade and the economics of development, 8. Towards independence, 9. Gandhian economics, 10. Independence and after, Glossary, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Dasgupta, Ajit K.