Rethinking the origins of British India: state formation and military-fiscal undertakings in an eighteenth century world region

Roy, Tirthankar (2013) Rethinking the origins of British India: state formation and military-fiscal undertakings in an eighteenth century world region. Modern Asian Studies, 47 (4). 1125 - 1156. ISSN 0026-749X

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This paper discusses the rise of the East India Company in the contested political world of eighteenth century India, with reference to the manner in which economic power was deployed to enhance military power. It is shown that there was only one successful model of military-fiscal strategy during this time, and that the Company's success was due to interactions between three factors - taxable resources, the strategies of its rivals, and institutional choices.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna...
Additional Information:	© 2013 Cambridge University Press
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	N - Economic History > N7 - Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services > N73 - Europe: Pre-1913 N - Economic History > N7 - Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services > N75 - Asia including Middle East
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2013 08:38
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2024 00:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51383

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