Merchants and Colonialism (Hardcover)

Merchants and Colonialism is part of the Occasional Papers series circulated by the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata. Amiya Bagchi provides a historiographic account of the traditional role of merchants in pre colonial India and identifies how these roles were different from the role of the capitalist in post-colonial India. In general, the behaviour of merchants in precapitalist societies was, according to Bagchi, widely different from that of capitalists in developed capitalist societies. In developed capitalist societies, capitalists, generally with state support, played a very important part in modifying techniques of production and seeking ways of expanding their markets. By contrast, the pace of modification of techniques of production was slower in precapitalist societies and owners of capital did not play a significant role in such modification.

General

Imprint:	OUP India
Country of origin:	India
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	Amiya Bagchi (Professor)
Series editors:	Rosinka Chaudhuri (Professor)
Dimensions:	183 x 134 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-948668-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	0-19-948668-9
Barcode:	9780199486687

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