The political economy of India's economic development: 5000BC to 2024AD. volume II, the gupta empire to an independent India and beyond
- Cham Springer 2024
- xxiii, 345 p.
- Palgrave Studies in Economic History .
Table of content: The Gupta Empire: 400AD to 600AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 1-42 The Western and the Eastern Chalukyas: 600AD to 1200AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 43-80 The Pallava Dynasty: 275AD to 897AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 81-115 The Chola Dynasty and Southeast Asia: 350BC to 1279AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 117-154 The Delhi Sultanate: 1226AD to 1526AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 155-178 The Mughal Dynasty: 1526AD to 1857AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 179-211 The British East India Company and the British Raj: 1757AD to 1947AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 213-263 An Independent India: 1947AD to 2020AD Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 265-301 Conclusion Sangaralingam Ramesh Pages 303-323
This book, the second of two volumes, explores India’s economic development from the Gupta Empire (400AD) through to modern day India. The specific characteristics of economic development in India are examined to help determine development paths India can pursue to create sustainable development in the 21st century. The transition from the primary section to the secondary sector, through the process of industrialisation and in turn the move towards the services sector, is discussed in relation to climate change, technological innovation, and the pressure on resources posed by population growth.
This book aims to contextualise India’s economic development within the political economy of trade, with a particular focus on institutions such as the IMF and the British East India Company. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic history, development economics, and the political economy.