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Doraiswami, S. V.

 
9781330674550: Indian Finance (Classic Reprint): Currency and Banking

Synopsis

Rethinking India's finances in the early 1900s, this book traces how reform debates and debt politics shaped currency, banking, and governance.

Through a close look at discussions around a State Bank for India, the author reveals how officials, commissioners, and bankers debated control, policy design, and the risks of private influence. The text weaves together Parliamentary budget moments, royal commissions, and testimony from pivotal figures to show why reform stalled, then how the idea of a central bank re-emerged in policy debates.

Readers will see how past decisions about debt management, currency arrangements, and banking structure influenced later efforts to modernize India's financial system. The narrative stays anchored in the premise that financial choices mattered for sovereignty, development, and the living conditions of taxpayers and borrowers alike.

  • How proposals for a Central or State Bank were evaluated by Indian and British authorities.
  • The role of the India Office and the influence of London financial markets on policy.
  • Key arguments from commissions and experts about currency, debt, and banking reform.
  • Recurring themes of transparency, control, and the balance between local needs and imperial finance.

Ideal for readers of financial history and colonial policy, especially those interested in how early 20th‑century debates shaped India's money question.

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