Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic ideas and British policy towards India; 3. Economic ideas and famine policy; 4. Economic ideas and economic relations; 5. Economic ideas and land taxation; 6. Economic ideas and taxation policies; 7. Political economy and a policy of economic development; 8. The state and the policy for economic development; 9. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.

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Examines the effect of Classical political economy on the policy-making of the British government in India.