Why geography matters to the economic history of India

Tirthankar Roy

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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.

Keywords: climate; colonialism; economic growth; environmental history; geography; South Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N50 N55 O13 P48 Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2021-11-01
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Published in Australian Economic History Review, 1, November, 2021, 61(3), pp. 273 - 289. ISSN: 0004-8992

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