The Economy of South Asia

From 1950 to the Present

By:

Tirthankar Roy

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Palgrave Studies in Economic History

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This book explores the historical roots of rapid economic growth in South Asia, with reference to politics, markets, resources, and the world economy. Roy posits that, after an initial slow period of growth between 1950 and the 1980s, the region has been growing rapidly and fast catching up with the world on average levels of living. Why did this turnaround happen? Does it matter? Is it sustainable? The author answers these questions by drawing connections, comparisons, and parallels between the five large countries in the region: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It shows why, despite differences in political experience between these countries, similarities in resources and markets could produce similar trajectories. Home to a fifth of the world’s population, South Asia’s transformation has the power to change the world. Most accounts of the process focus on individual nations, but by breaking out of that mould, Roy takes on the region as a whole, and delivers a radical new interpretation of why the economy of South Asia is changing so fast.

Author Biography:

Tirthankar Roy is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His research interests include global history, the economic history of South Asia and industrialisation. A leading member of his field, Roy is the author of Law and the Economy in Colonial India (with Anand Swamy) and India in the World Economy from Antiquity to the Present.

Release date Australia

August 16th, 2017

Author

Tirthankar Roy

Series

Palgrave Studies in Economic History

Pages

351

Edition

1st ed. 2017

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

42 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 351 p. 42 illus.

ISBN-13

9783319547190

Product ID

26637167

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