Dasgupta, Ajit Kumar

A History of Indian Economic Thought Ajit Dasgupta - New York Routledge 2015 - x, 206 p. - Routledge history of economic thought series .

This constitutes the first overview of economic thought in India, drawing on a wide range of sources which represent the diversity of the sub-continent's cultures and civilzations.What emerges is a rich mosaic reflecting India's different cultures and civilizations. Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam all address economic issues and British colonial rule had a deep impact, both in propagating Western economic ideas and in provoking Indian theories of colonialism and underdevelopment. The author concludes with chapters on Ghandian economics and on Indian economic thought since Independence.

9781138009288 Rs. 4625


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Economics
Economics India History

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