This book explores the historical roots of rapid economic growth in South Asia, with reference to politics, markets, resources, and the world economy. Roy posits that, after an initial slow period of growth between 1950 and the 1980s, the region has been growing rapidly and fast catching up with...

Introduction / Latika Chaudhary, Bishnupriya Gupta, Tirthankar Roy and Anand Swamy -- Indian economic performance and living standards : 1600-2000 / Stephen Broadberry and Bishnupriya Gupta -- The colonial transition and the decline of the East India Company, c.1746-1784 / Santhi Hejeebu -- The...

Introduction: the "early modern" in Indian economic history -- Formation of new states -- Consequences of state formation : colonialism, public goods, and institutions -- The agrarian order -- Conditions of business -- Towns -- Levels of living -- Conclusion