Colonial governmentality and the 'economy'

Economy and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 418-438

  Kalpagam, U ^a  

^a Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Accounting; Colonial governmentality; Idea of 'economy'; Measurement; Population; Poverty

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY;

INDIA;

EID: 0033839808     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140050084598     Document Type: Article

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