Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages)
ISBN:
9780203830895
,
9781136825477
,
9781136825514
,
9781136825521
Series Statement:
Routledge explorations in economic history Volume 51
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. Bullion movement to and from Bengal, 1660-1860 -- 3. Woes of the cotton textile industry : competitive failure or policy discrimination? -- 4. Prosperous silk textile industry : traditional edge of comparative advantage -- 5. Decline of the salt manufacturing industry : an episode of policy discrimination -- 6. Ruin of the shipbuilding industry : further evidence of discrimination -- 7. The development and decay of the indigo dye manufacturing industry : role of imperial governance -- 8. Summary of observations and conclusions.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-281) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781138807723
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415594776
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203830895