"Cross-cultural exchange has characterized the economic life of India since antiquity. Its long coastline has afforded … Asian historian, describes the ties of trade, migration, and investment between India and the rest of the world, showing how … changing patterns of globalization reverberated on economic policy, politics, and political ideology within India. Along the …

"In recent decades, private investment has led to an economic resurgence in India. But this is not the first time the … region has witnessed impressive business growth. There have been many similar stories over the past 300 years. India … better manage risks. Making these deep connections between India's economic past and present shows why history matters in its …

Introduction -- Economic history and modern India : redefining the link -- Rural labour and colonialism -- Agricultural … labour : lessons from wage data -- Was there an industrial decline in India in the early nineteenth century? -- Labour …