: Before Independence and After Roy, Tirthankar. creator ; Swamy, Anand V. creator Tirthankar Roy text Chicago : University of Chicago , 2016 monographic eng

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xii, 240 pages : 24cm. Law matters for economic development, but where does it come from? And through what mechanisms does it affect different parts of the economy? In this insightful volume Tirthankar Roy and Anand V. Swamy start in the late eighteenth century, tracing the evolution of the British-Indian legal system as it emerged in the service of a cautious and self-serving colonial regime. They show that British-Indian law was designed to facilitate tax collection, permit international trade, and, above all, keep the regime in place. Since independence the Indian state has been much more confident and ambitious, seeking economic growth, equity, and poverty reduction. Therefore, it has also been far more interventionist, in policy and in law. Roy and Swamy have put together this entire two-hundred-fifty-year legal and economic history in a single narrative, for the first time, offering a unique perspective on the challenges of today. / Tirthankar Roy. Law Economy Sociology 349.54 ROY 9789362134066 : International Book Distributors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, Building No. 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj. 250603 20250603125726.0