Study/Research Material on Agriculture in India, 1957-2009/
A. Merchant Capitalism, 1957-1996
1957
Writings on feudalism and capitalism. Includes excerpts from books titled The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism by Rodney Hilton, Trade and Market in the Early Empires’ and Afterthoughts on Material Civilization and Capitalism’ by Fernard Braudel.
Study/Research Material on Agriculture in India, 1957-2009
A. Merchant Capitalism, 1957-1996
1968
Writings on mercantilism and trade. The file includes a copy of an essay titled ‘The character of traditional trade: introductory remarks’ by A. Dasgupta; a draft paper titled ‘Mercantilism and Neo-colonialism’ by Joel S. Kohn and George J. Stigler’s ‘Noble Lecture: The Process and Progress of Economics’. Also, includes copies of articles from EPW on Unequal exchange of errors by VM Dandekar and Ranjit Sau.
Study/Research Material on Agriculture in India, 1957-2009
A. Merchant Capitalism, 1957-1996
1971
Writing on merchant capitalism and associated social classes. The file contains an article on baniyas in agriculture by Barry H. Michie in Journal of Asian Studies (August 1978), a note on Lohana Merchants by Pierre Lachaier and an essay titled ‘The Marwari Firm- What Economic model?’.
Also, includes a study on Jain merchants by Michael Carrithers, a paper on Richard G. Fox on Rajput clans, a chapter on merchants and handwritten notes.
Study/Research Material on Agriculture in India, 1957-2009
A. Merchant Capitalism, 1957-1996
1976
Material on small-scale industries. Includes Seminar on Integrated Area Development and Rural Growth Centers (13-15 December 1976), an ODI paper by P.D. Malgavkar (20 July 1976), notes on spatial reconstruction and networks of economic intermediaries.
