Agents of Inertia: Business, Urban Crisis, and Economic Decline in Twentieth-Century Calcutta - Garg, Gaurav C. (Ashoka University, India) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781009755603 - September 30, 2026
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Agents of Inertia: Business, Urban Crisis, and Economic Decline in Twentieth-Century Calcutta

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Studies how Calcutta's businesses have engaged with the city's infrastructural and economic challenges. It shows that Calcutta's businesses staunchly resisted several measures that intended to update and improve the city's infrastructure, which lead to the city's postcolonial urban crisis and contributed to capital- flight and economic decline.

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To be released September 30, 2026
ISBN13 9781009755603
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 310
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   550 g

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