The book is intended primarily to provide a critical introduction to large and controversial issues. Few of the questions it poses can yet be answered with any confidence since no primary sources are open after the mid-1950s and insufficient research has yet been published on economic...

This volume presents an examination of the financial relationship between the Indian government, as represented by the India Office, and the City of London during the period of direct British rule. It discusses every aspect of the India Office's activities, including the movement of funds to and...