1st Edition
The Indian Origins of Modern Economic Growth Colonialism and the Rise of Britain and Europe
By Prabir Bhattacharya
Copyright 2026
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
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Modern economic growth first emerged in Britain and then spread to a few other countries in western Europe and the USA. This book argues that it is her control over India which put Britain at the apex of the world economy in the nineteenth century, and it is British policies and actions, based on her Indian foundation, which led to the globalisation of the nineteenth century – a globalisation... Read more
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. India in the Rise of Britain and Europe: Convergence and Great Divergence
3. Technological Innovations, Globalisation and the Emergence of Modern Economic Growth
4. Silver and Slavery
5. Conclusion
Index
Biography
Prabir Bhattacharya is an economist affiliated to both Glasgow and Heriot-Watt Universities. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics and was formerly editor-in-chief of the Progress in Development Studies. He has taught at various universities including the University College London, University of Edinburgh, Yokohama National University, Kobe University and the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
