Dynamics of Bengal coal mining in the nineteenth century
Dissemination of mineralogical knowledge and railway networking
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 8961524 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Indrajit Ray (0000-0002-9966-8822, North Bengal University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2015 |
| Volumen | 52 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 463-499 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Indian Economic & Social History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0019-4646 • E-ISSN: 0973-0893 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019464615603892 |
| OpenAlex | W2286095248 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 23 |
This study seeks to analyse the pattern of development of the coal mining industry in Bengal during the nineteenth century, and also its underlying causations. It reveals that though attempted for the first time in 1774, regular excavation of coal mines took off only around the mid-nineteenth century. I argue that mining in Bengal suffered initially from the adverse attitude of colonial governance and its institutions, and afterwards, from the lack of mineralogical knowledge, inefficient transport networks and the scarcity of labour. Once the style of governance shifted from the Company State to the rule of the British Crown, those impediments disappeared. These deliberations show how those successive events established a comparative cost advantage in favour of Bengal coal, enabling it to compete with British coal in the domestic market. The export ventures of the industry, especially in South and Southeast Asia, are also briefly discussed
Archaeology · BENGAL · Business · Coal · Coal mining · Colonial rule · Colonialism · Corporate governance · Economics · Economy · Excavation · Geography · Market economy · Mining engineering · Natural resource economics · Political science · Scarcity · African history and culture studies · Engineering · Finance · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Mining and Resource Management
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| Citas por año | 0,33 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
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