We explore the impact of British colonial institutions on the economic development of India. In some regions, the British colonial government assigned property rights in land and taxes to landlords whereas in others it assigned them directly to cultivators or non-landlords. Although Banerjee and...

We explore the impact of British colonial institutions on the economic development of India. In some regions, the British colonial government assigned property rights in land and taxes to landlords whereas in others it assigned them directly to cultivators or non-landlords. Although Banerjee and...

Part I. In the Land of Princes -- 1. An Unseemly Memsaab -- 2. A Tale of Two Robinsons -- 3. Discovering a Book -- 4. Austin Carries the Day -- Part II. Thinking Development: Then and Later -- 5. Precolonial Underdevelopment -- 6. Colonial Development -- 7. Is There a Common Thread? -- Part III....