Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

G. N. Rao

Abstract

Historiography of the 19th century India is replete with lively debates on several aspects of the colonial economic policy such as Laissez faire, Free Trade, De-Industrialization, Land Tax, Economic Drain, etc. The railroad was one such issue that engaged the minds of the contemporary commentators, British civil servants, Indian Nationalist thinkers and the later-day academicians.

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G. N. Rao

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The agricultural economy of Coastal Andhra was in a state of stagnation in the early decades of the 19th Century. The permanent Zamindary Settlement which was introduced in the region during 1802-04 resulted in strained agrarian relations, a heavy burden of taxation and a parasitic and exploitative role played by the Pettandars (Village Leading Ryots) , Karnams (Village Accountants) and other Revenue Officials at the Taluk and District levels.' This had sapped the energies and curbed the incentives of the agricultural community.

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