Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India

The majority of workers in South Asia are employed in industries that rely on manual labour and c...

Crafts and Capitalism

Rethinking Economic Change in India

As author of the hugely influential The Economic History of India 1857-1947, Tirthankar Roy has e...

Business History of India

In recent decades, private investment has led to an economic resurgence in India. But this is not...

Business History of India

In recent decades, private investment has led to an economic resurgence in India. But this is not...

The Economy of South Asia

This book explores the historical roots of rapid economic growth in South Asia, with reference...

India in the World Economy

Cross-cultural exchange has characterized the economic life of India since antiquity. Its long co...

Crafts and Capitalism

India in the World Economy

Cross-cultural exchange has characterized the economic life of India since antiquity. Its long co...

Rethinking Economic Change in India

As author of the hugely influential The Economic History of India 1857-1947, Tirthankar Roy has e...

How British Rule Changed India’s Economy

This Palgrave Pivot revisits the topic of how British colonialism moulded work and life in Ind...

Water management in coastal aquifers by simulation-optimization

Along with a detailed review of the state-of-the-art, this book presents a novel scheme for simul...