TY - BOOK AU - Gupta,Bishnupriya TI - An Economic History of India: Growth, Income and Inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st Century T2 - Cambridge studies in economic history SN - 9781009692175 U1 - 330.954 G965E PY - 2025/// CY - New Delhi PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Economic development KW - India KW - Economics, History KW - Regional History after 1500 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The decline and the rise of the Indian economy -- Agriculture as the engine of growth -- From handlooms to modern industry and the emergence of a planned economy -- Origins of India's service sector advantage -- Region, income, caste, and gender: Continuity and change -- Colonial development in a comparative perspective -- Conclusion: The Myths and the Realities of India's long run development N2 - "A major new economic history of India from the reign of Akbar to India's post-independence integration into the global economy. Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new framework for understanding development and underdevelopment in a large colonial economy as well as of India's post-independence economic performance through to the present day"-- ER -