Colonial economy in the great depression Madras (1929 - 1937)
Material type:
- 9788125024569
- 330 MAN
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Gandhi Smriti Library | 330 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 90795 |
This book aims to give a complete description of the impact of the Great Depression on the Madras Presidency, by using the techniques of both a historian and an economist. Manikumar’s multidisciplinary approach provides a fresh perspective on the political, economic and social conditions of the Presidency in the 1930s. The major areas covered are: Madras’s economy before the Depression, particularly the state of the export-dependent agricultural sector; the rise of indebtedness among the peasants; the varied effects on industrial sectors; the economic policies of the colonial government, which worsened the degree of debt; and the social and political effects of the Depression, including the Indian National Congress’s increased political influence.
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