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Trade Disruption, Industrialisation, and the Setting Sun of British Colonial Rule in India

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  • Roberto Bonfatti
  • Björn Brey

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Colonial trade prompted the colonies to specialise in primary products. Did this eliminate industrialisation opportunities in the colonies, and did it make them more politically dependent on the coloniser? To answer these questions, we examine the impact of the World War I trade shock on industrial growth and support for the anti-colonial movement in India. We find that districts more exposed to a drop in imports experienced faster industrial growth in 1911–1921, thereafter remaining on a higher level of industrial employment. All evidence points to an increase in Indian productivities as the reason for this, suggesting that liberal trade policies may not have been optimal for colonial India. We also find that districts, which industrialised faster thanks to WWI were more likely to support the Indian National Congress. This is consistent with the view that specialisation in primary products made the colonies more politically dependent on the coloniser.

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  • Roberto Bonfatti & Björn Brey, 2024."Trade Disruption, Industrialisation, and the Setting Sun of British Colonial Rule in India,"Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association, vol. 22(3), pages 1407-1451.
    • Handle:RePEc:oup:jeurec:v:22:y:2024:i:3:p:1407-1451.
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    2. Bo, Shiyu & Chen, Ting & Liu, Cong, 2022."Trade shocks, industrial growth, and electrification in early 20th-century China,"Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 732-749.
    3. Brey, Björn, 2024."The effect of recent technological change on US immigration policy,"Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 227(C).

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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • N65 - Economic History - - Manufacturing and Construction - - - Asia including Middle East

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