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THE DIVERGENCE OF THE ECONOMIC FORTUNES
OF HINDUS AND MUSLIMS IN BRITISH INDIA:
A COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
by
Anantdeep Singh
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(POLITICAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC POLICY)
December 2008
Copyright 2008 Anantdeep Singh
Object Description
| Title | The divergence of the economic fortunes of Hindus and Muslims in British India: a comparative institutional analysis |
| Author | Singh, Anantdeep |
| Author email | anantdeepsingh@hotmail.com; asinghtpr@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Juris Doctor / Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Political Economy & Public Policy |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-04-16 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-11-19 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kuran, Timur |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Nugent, Jeffrey Klerman, Daniel |
| Abstract | This work suggests that the underdevelopment of South Asia's Muslims vis-a-vis Hindus of the region stems from differences in the commercial institutions and inheritance laws of the two communities. First, the Hindu joint family was a durable institution that could branch out into long term business ventures. Islamic partnerships were not durable and could not carry into long term business ventures. Because of this difference, Hindus enjoyed a competitive advantage in the adoption of joint stock companies. Second, whereas Hindu inheritance law tended to accumulate capital over time, Islamic inheritance law tended to fragment capital over time. This gave Hindus more access to capital vis-a-vis Muslims in India's capital-scarce economy. As a consequence, India's Hindus came to dominate South Asia's industry, marginalizing its Muslims. |
| Keyword | Hindu; India; inheritance law; Islam; Islamic institutions; joint family |
| Geographic subject (country) | India |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1820 |
| Rights | Singh, Anantdeep |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Singh-2464 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Singh-2464.pdf |
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| Full text | THE DIVERGENCE OF THE ECONOMIC FORTUNES OF HINDUS AND MUSLIMS IN BRITISH INDIA: A COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS by Anantdeep Singh ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (POLITICAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC POLICY) December 2008 Copyright 2008 Anantdeep Singh |
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