TY - BOOK AU - Dasgupta, Ajit Kumar TI - A History of Indian Economic Thought T2 - Routledge history of economic thought series SN - 9781138009288 U1 - 330.0954 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - India KW - Economics KW - Economics India History N2 - 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 ER -