TY - BOOK AU - Ray,Indrajit TI - Bengal industries and the British industrial revolution (1757-1857) SN - 9780415594776 U1 - 338.09541409034 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Industries KW - India KW - Bengal KW - History KW - 18th century KW - 19th century KW - Industrial revolution KW - Great Britain KW - Bengal (India) KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-281) and index; Introduction -- Bullion movement in Bengal during 1660-1860 -- Woes of cotton textile industry: competitive failures or policy discriminations? -- Prosperous silk textile industry: traditional edge of comparative advantages -- Decline of salt manufacturing industry: an episode of policy discriminations -- Ruin of the shipbuilding industry: further evidences of discrimination -- The development and decay of indigo-dye manufacturing industry: role of imperial governance -- Summary of observations and conclusions ER -