Seth The Story of Indian Manufacturing

Encounters with the Mughal and British Empires (1498 -1947)
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-10-5574-4
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 309 Seiten, eBook

This book discusses the role historical events played in determining the pattern of growth of Indian manufacturing. Two important historical events significantly influenced the course of Indian manufacturing from the 15th century AD. The first was the arrival of European merchants via sea route pioneered by Vasco-da-Gamma in 1498 and the other was the dawn of the Mughal Empire in 1526. The book explores how these two events provided the appropriate stimulus for the emergence of traditional flexible manufacturing in India and how they played a vital role in the pattern of growth of the Indian manufacturing: The Mughal Empire created an integrated economy of continental size whereas European trading companies expanded the commercial connectivity of the Indian economy and South East Asia. It further investigates how the circumstances created by the colonial administration, factor endowment and market conditions created the complex forms of manufacturing enterprises that India inherited at the time of independence. It is a valuable resource for students of history, economic history, business history and the history of technology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seth, Vijay K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION         I.        Traditional Flexible Manufacturing - Beginning the story of India Manufacturing.      II.        Traditional Flexible Manufacturing and the Mughal Empire     III.        Transformation of Traditional Flexible Manufacturing into Modern Manufacturing    IV.        Traditional Flexible Manufacturing and the East India Company     V.        Spatial Spread of Modern Manufacturing    VI.        Alternative Paths to develop Modern Manufacturing   Chapter 1.   Traditional Flexible Manufacturing and The Mughal Empire         I.        Economic Environment of Manufacturing During Mughal Empire      II.        Composition of Manufacturing During Mughal Empire     III.        Traditional Flexible Manufacturing During Mughal Empire   Chapter 2.    The Process of Transformation of Traditional Flexible Manufacturing into Industrial Revolution in Britain         I.        Traditional Flexible Manufacturing of Britain      II.        Process of transformation of Traditional Flexible Manufacturing into Modern Manufacturing    Chapter 3.    Traditional Flexible Manufacturing and the East India Company         I.        The Process of Transformation of the East India Company     II.        Consequences of the Rule of the East India Company on the Traditional Flexible Manufacturing    III.        Debate on De-Industrialization   IV.        Contradiction between the East India Company and New Social Order   Chapter 4.    Structure of Organization and Nature of Corporate Governance of the East India Company         I.        The East India Company     II.        Problems of Corporate Governance in the East India Company    III.        Responses of State and British Civil Society on the Issues Related to the Corporate Governance of the East India Company   Chapter 5.   Modern Manufacturing and the British RajI.    Changes in the Pattern of Governance II.    Emergence of Modern Manufacturing    Chapter 6. Lessons Learnt From “A Story of Indian Manufacturing”   Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vijay K. Seth is a former professor of the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi and International Management Institute, New Delhi, India. He is founding editor of journal Emerging Economy Studies, published by SAGE Publications.