Monsoon Economies: India's History in a Changing Climate by Tirthankar Roy (Engl

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"A radical new reading of the emergence of modern India, one in which the interaction between the environment and the economy takes the centerstage"--

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How interventions to mitigate climate-caused poverty and inequality in India came at a cost to environmental sustainability.How interventions to mitigate climate-caused poverty and inequality in India came at a cost to environmental sustainability.In the monsoon regions of South Asia, the rainy season sustains life but brings with it the threat of floods, followed by a long stretch of the year when little gainful work is possible and the threat of famine looms. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a series of interventions by Indian governments and other actors mitigated these conditions, enabling agricultural growth, encouraging urbanization, and bringing about a permanent decrease in death rates. But these actions-largely efforts to ensure wider access to water-came at a cost to environmental sustainability. In Monsoon Economies, Tirthankar Roy explores the interaction between the environment and the economy in the emergence of modern India.Roy argues that the tropical monsoon climate makes economic and population growth contingent on water security. But in a water-scarce world, the means used to increase water security not only created environmental stresses but also made political conflict more likely. Roy investigates famine relief, the framing of a seasonal "water famine," and the concept of public trust in water; the political movements that challenged socially sanctioned forms of deprivation; water as a public good; water quality in cities; the shift from impounding river water in dams and reservoirs to exploring groundwater; the seasonality of a monsoon economy; and economic lessons from India for a world facing environmental degradation.

Author Biography

Tirthankar Roy is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of The Crafts and Capitalism- Handloom Weaving Industry in Colonial India and coauthor of The Economic History of Colonialism and Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword viiAcknowledgments xvList of Illustrations xvii1 Why Climate Matters 12 Water and Famine 253 Water and Equality 454 Becoming a Public Good 655 Water in the Cities 876 Water Stress 1137 Seasonality 1378 Monsoon Economies 167Notes 177Selected Readings 203Index 207

Details ISBN0262543583 Author Tirthankar Roy Short Title Monsoon Economies Series History for a Sustainable Future Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0262543583 ISBN-13 9780262543583 Format Paperback Subtitle India's History in a Changing Climate Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States Publisher MIT Press Ltd Publication Date 2022-04-12 AU Release Date 2022-04-12 NZ Release Date 2022-04-12 US Release Date 2022-04-12 UK Release Date 2022-04-12 Pages 152 DEWEY 338.954 Audience General We've got this

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