TY - BOOK AU - Ray, Indrajit TI - Bengal Industries and the British Industrial Revolution (1757-1857) SN - 9780415594776 U1 - 338.09541409034 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Industries -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 18th century KW - Industries -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century KW - Industrial revolution -- Great Britain N1 - 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 -