02086nam a22002297a 4500 20260929125411.0 260929b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780143463948 : International Book Distributors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New delhi : 123197 : 18/09/2026 338.195 ROY Roy, Tirthankar. Monsoon Economy : The Price of Conquering Nature. / Tirthankar Roy. , Gurugram : Penguin Random House , 2022. xxiv, 210p. : 16cm. 349 In the monsoon regions of South Asia, the rainy season sustains life but brings with it the threat of floods, followed by a long stretch when little gainful work is possible and the threat of famine looms too. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a series of interventions by the Indian government and other actors mitigated these conditions, thus enabling agricultural growth, encouraging urbanization and bringing about a permanent decrease in death rates. But these actions―largely efforts to ensure wider access to water―came at a cost to environmental sustainability. In Monsoon Economy, Tirthankar Roy explores the interaction between the environment and the economy in the emergence of modern India. Roy argues that the tropical monsoon climate makes economic and population growth contingent on water security. But in a water-scarce world, the means used to increase water security not only created environmental stresses but also made political conflict more likely. Highlighting the importance of water as a public good, the author critically analyses issues such as water quality in cities, the shift from impounding river water in dams and reservoirs to exploring groundwater, and the seasonality of a monsoon economy. He also draws economic lessons from India for a world facing environmental degradation. Economy: Monsoon Economy Price of Conquering Nature Tirthankar Roy. BOOK 70788 70788 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2026-09-29 International Book Distributors 349.00 0 338.195 ROY 31754 2026-09-29 12:54:28 2026-09-29 BOOK