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Bach, Maria. Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists

Alex M. Thomas

Journal of Economic Literature2026https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.64.1.301.r3article
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Alex M. Thomas of School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University reviews “Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists” by Maria Bach. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the work of the Early Nationalists, the first generation of modern economists in India in the mid- to late-nineteenth century, focusing on how they produced forward-thinking knowledge on economic development.”

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@article{alex2026,
  title        = {{Bach, Maria. Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists}},
  author       = {Alex M. Thomas},
  journal      = {Journal of Economic Literature},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.64.1.301.r3},
}

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