A Nationalistic Framework for Political Economy: Textbooks on Indian Economics during the Early-Twentieth Century

Abstract

The end of the nineteenth century witnessed the emergence of the idea of Indian Economics, which its proponents hoped would address the issue of the scientific method of studying the Indian economy, and help in laying out a path for economic development. Some of the best sources to study these views are textbooks written as introductions to Indian Economics during the early-twentieth century. This paper will explore the manner in which the textbooks dealt with these issues.

Keywords

• Indian economics
• development economics
• textbooks