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As the Indian economy goes through one of its most prosperous yet turbulent times, it seems appropriate to revisit its earliest scholars and advisors. Colonial India produced several professional economists of repute, researching on its economic conditions and development needs. Their contributions have largely been ignored though they had anticipated, in significant ways, recent debates in development economics. This volume showcases such contributions to ...
The essays in this volume look at the impact of social and economic forces working through government policy, legal systems, social institutions, religion, politics and the market, on the lives of Indian women in the past. Thoroughly researched pieces addressing specific issues and covering diverse regions make this collection a rich and varied one, providing springboards for both specialists and interested lay readers. The historical reasons for the present ...