Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy: India 1947 and Beyond

by Tirthankar Roy and Anand V. Swamy

An essential history of India's economic growth since 1947, including the legal reforms that have shaped the country in the shadow of colonial rule.

Economists have long lamented how the inefficiency of India's legal system undermines the country's economic capacity. How has this come to be? The prevailing explanation is that the postcolonial legal system is understaffed and under-resourced, making adjudication and contract enforcement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022679900X
• ISBN13: 9780226799001
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"