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The publication of this volume of the Cambridge Economic History of India covering the entire period from the establishment of British rule to its termination, and with epilogues on the Post-Independence Period, marks the end of a project that was planned more than a decade ago. There was at that time no single general source that a student of Indian economic history could consult. As it would have been extremely difficult as well as unwise to compress such material just to meet demands of space, it was decided to let the volume run into three parts. Part I opens with a broad description of the economy in the middle of the eighteenth century, and then describes general economy trends in four main regions up to the middle of the nineteenth century. Part I also includes a discussion of changes in the Agrarian structure up to the end of 1947, for the four main regions. Part II takes up various themes for the economy as a whole. Part III covers the Indian Economy since Independence and the Pakistan Economy since Independence.