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.

"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"--

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