Alexander Nagar
Biographic Data
| ID | 11113900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Nagar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Nagar |
| SIGNATURE | NAGAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Indian deindustrialization revisited
The fate of the handloom cotton textile industry is one of the most debated topics in the economic history of India. This paper presents novel employment estimates for cotton textile handweaving and spinning in the period 1800–1940. I put together plausible values for labour productivity and combine these with aggregate input usage to generate employment estimates. I then examine a number of related topics: the regional question, the relationship…
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Indian deindustrialization revisited
The fate of the handloom cotton textile industry is one of the most debated topics in the economic history of India. This paper presents novel employment estimates for cotton textile handweaving and spinning in the period 1800–1940. I put together plausible values for labour productivity and combine these with aggregate input usage to generate employment estimates. I then examine a number of related topics: the regional question, the relationship…
Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (1 work) · Deindustrialization (1 work) · Industrialisation (1 work) · Productivity (1 work) · Social and Economic Development in India (1 work) · South Asian Studies and Diaspora (1 work) · Standard of living (1 work) · Textile (1 work) · Textile industry (1 work)