Deindustrialization in 18th and 19th century India: Mughal decline, climate shocks and British industrial ascent

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-234

  Clingingsmith, David ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18th Century; 19th Century; Deindustrialization; Globalization; India; Ricardian model; Textiles; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649101011     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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