Economic History of Bengal Under Great Depression
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Colonial government\'s policy during the great depression. 2. Jute: peasants and industry. 3. The rent question and zamindars. 4. Rural credit, peasantry and moneylenders: Bengal and Madras compared. 5. Agrarian distress. 6. Rural indebtedness. 7. Cooperatives. 8. Debt settlement boards. 9. Land transfers. 10. Peasant unrest: Bengal and elsewhere. 11. Depression reconsidered: the other side of the river. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
The great depression of 1930s was a phenomenon which not only affected the economies of United States of America, Imperial Britain, and other European countries, but also the economies of Asian and African countries groaning under the yoke of imperialism and colonialism. Thus this great depression was a global phenomenon affecting all the economies of the world globally. This was prior to the present era of globalisation and latest global recession.
India, under the British rule, during the period of great depression, suffered badly. Due to the exploitative nature of British rule, primacy of protecting British economic interests, Indian agriculture, and nascent Indian industries and economic interests of India were left at the mercy of the circumstances.
Farmers, peasants and population dependant on agriculture suffered untold misery, indebtedness, economic ruin and other hardships. This book though takes up the case study of the then undivided Bengal, which included present West Bengal and Bangladesh, also covers the peasant unrest and movements in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the thirties of last century. Indian economy of that period has been studied well in this book. (jacket)
The great depression of 1930s was a phenomenon which not only affected the economies of United States of America, Imperial Britain, and other European countries, but also the economies of Asian and African countries groaning under the yoke of imperialism and colonialism. Thus this great depression was a global phenomenon affecting all the economies of the world globally. This was prior to the present era of globalisation and latest global recession.
India, under the British rule, during the period of great depression, suffered badly. Due to the exploitative nature of British rule, primacy of protecting British economic interests, Indian agriculture, and nascent Indian industries and economic interests of India were left at the mercy of the circumstances.
Farmers, peasants and population dependant on agriculture suffered untold misery, indebtedness, economic ruin and other hardships. This book though takes up the case study of the then undivided Bengal, which included present West Bengal and Bangladesh, also covers the peasant unrest and movements in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the thirties of last century. Indian economy of that period has been studied well in this book. (jacket)
