India and the Great Divergence
Assessing the Efficiency of Grain Markets in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10096040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roman Studer (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 393-437 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050708000351 |
| OpenAlex | W2140992702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 37 |
By analyzing a newly compiled data base of grain prices, this article finds that prior to the nineteenth century the grain trade in India was essentially local, while more distant markets remained fragmented. It was only in the second half of the nineteenth century that these premodern structures were transformed, and a national grain market had emerged. In the Great Divergence debate, the California School's claim that early modern “Asia” reached a similar stage of economic development as early modern Europe is therefore rejected for India
Archaeology · China · Context (archaeology · Divergence (linguistics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Geography · Grain trade · Great Divergence · Iconoclasm · Market integration · Political science · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Indian Economic and Social Development
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |