Why geography matters to the economic history of India

Roy, Tirthankar ORCID: 0000-0002-4183-2781 (2021) Why geography matters to the economic history of India. Australian Economic History Review, 61 (3). 273 - 289. ISSN 0004-8992

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Abstract

That geography shapes long-run economic change is almost an axiom in economic history, but there is neither adequate understanding nor much agreement about how this influence works. This article is an attempt to contextualise Indian economic history against what we now know of this influence. It is also an attempt to define the geographical condition of the South Asia region in a manner compatible with the purpose of economic history, which is to explain the deep roots of economic growth and inequality.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678446
Additional Information:	© 2021 Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
JEL classification:	N - Economic History > N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries > N50 - General, International, or Comparative N - Economic History > N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries > N55 - Asia including Middle East O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products P - Economic Systems > P4 - Other Economic Systems > P48 - Political Economy; Legal Institutions; Property Rights Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q0 - General > Q00 - General
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2023 14:51
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 07:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/120698

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