Economic Development in India 1700-1947 (VS1) (U03021)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-Indpre47

The course seeks to explain why British colonial rule between 1757 and 1947 did not establish sustained economic growth in India. How far was this failure due, for example, to imperialist 'exploitation', to India's limited natural resources, or to the obstacles presented by indigenous Indian social values with which the British had to contend? Topics covered include: the pre-colonial background; the economics of conquest (how a few thousand British extended their rule over millions of Indians); the British impact on Indian agriculture, rural society, and manufacturing; Indian nationalist movements and their interaction with the British colonial economic regime.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : ES0045

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at Grade B or above.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
- Knowledge of and competency in a field of colonial economic and social history.
- Some ability to apply basic principles of economic analysis to historical issues, though no previous knowledge of economics is assumed.
- A sense of the interrelationships of economic change in India with political and 'social' aspects.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.