Bishnupriya Gupta: India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy
In this episode we chat with Gupta Bishnupriya about her paper “Falling Behind and Catching up — India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy”. Gupta study how India fell behind during colonial rule. Inadequate investment in agriculture and consequent decline in yield per acre stalled economic growth. Modern industries emerged and grew relatively fast. The reversal…
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