Economic conditions in early modern bengal: A contribution to the divergence debate

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 179-194

  Roy, Tirthankar ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; INCOME;

BENGAL;

EID: 77952359713     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050710000094     Document Type: Review

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