This book, the first of two volumes, explores India's economic development from 5000BC through to the India's independence period from 1947AD to 2022AD. The specific characteristics of economic development in India are examined to help determine development paths India can pursue to create sustainable development in the 21st century. The transition from the primary section to the secondary sector, through the process of industrialisation and in turn the move towards the services sector, is discussed in relation to climate change and the pressure on resources posed by population growth.
This book aims to contextualise India's economic development within the political economy of trade, sustainable development and culture with a particular focus on the institutions that have emerged in the Indian sub-continent since 5000BC. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic history, development economics, and the political economy.
1. Before the Indus Valley Civilisation - 5000BC to 2999BC.- 2. The Indus Valley Civilisation - 3000BC to 1600BC.- 3. The Rig Vedas - 1599BC to 1000BC.- 4. The Mahajanapadas and the Upanishads - 600BC to 345BC.- 5. The Nanda Empire - 400BC to 322BC.- 6. Alexander the Great, Bactria and Indo Greek States - 327BC to 10AD.- 7. The Mauryan Dynasty - 332BC to 184BC.- 8. The Ramayana and the First Chola Dynasty - 300BC to 275AD.- 10. Conclusion.
Sangaralingam Ramesh is a Departmental Tutor in Economics at the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, and a Lecturer (Teaching) in Economics at University College London, UK.
