| Titre | Colonial Rule and Economic Subordination [The North-Indian Economy in the Nineteenth Century] | |
|---|---|---|
| Auteur | Simon Commander | |
 |
Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 89, 1983 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | L'Asie du Sud-Est entre la Chine et l'Inde. Agriculture et pouvoirs |
|
| Page | 169-198 | |
| Résumé anglais |
This paper examines the impact of colonial rule on a region of India that was very partially integrated into external trade markets. In particular, it suggests that while, as in other parts of India, imports of manufactured goods from the metropolitan country undermined local, artisanal and proto-industrial production, in the agricultural sector considerable growth in output occurred. In addition, as a result of state land revenue policy and the structure of local product markets, the proportion of output marketed also rose. This process of commercialization was accelerated by investment in social overhead capital, particularly in railways. However, with a high degree of skewedness in land holding and asset endowments, in a context of substantial agricultural population growth, commercialization led to a very uneven distribution of rewards. The longer term consequence was that the North Indian regional economy achieved major growth in output but without establishing the preconditions for a more sustained process of development. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
|
| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1983_num_89_1_2909 |
