Volume 2 of The Cambridge Economic History of India covers the period 1757-1970, from the establishment of British rule to its termination, with epilogues on the post-Independence period.

A New Economic History of Colonial India provides a new perspective on Indian economic history. Using economic theory and quantitative methods, it shows how the discipline is being redefined and how new scholarship on India is beginning to embrace and make use of concepts from the larger field of global economic history and economics. The book discusses the impact of property rights, the standard of living, the labour market and the aftermath of the Partition. It also addresses how education and work changed, and provides a rethinking of traditional topics including de-industrialization, industrialization, railways, balance of payments, and the East India Company. Written in an accessible way, the contributors – all leading experts in their fields – firmly place Indian history in the context of world history. An up-to-date critical survey and novel resource on Indian Economic History, this book will be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Economic History, Indian and South Asian Studies, Economics and Comparative and Global History.

The Second Volume Of The Book Covers 250 Years Of India`S Political And Social Economy. The Chapters Discuss Subjects As Diverse As Economic Trade And Market In The Eighteenth Century, The Economic Zones Prevalent In The Nineteenth Century, And The Pre-Independence Agrarian Structure Of Our Village Economy. The Book Also Carries Two Additional Chapters That Focus On The Indian And Pakistani Economies Respectively.