The Evolution of the State Bank of India
The Era of the Presidency Banks, 1876-1920
1st Edition
Published on 21. April 1997
Book
Hardback
664 pages
978-0-8039-9359-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first comprehensive analysis of the working of organized money in India and the role it played in the real economy of the country during the high noon of British rule. The author examines the operation of three of the banks set up by the British in India. Known as the presidency banks, these were merged into the Imperial Bank of India in 1921, subsequently renamed the State Bank of India.
Based on rare documents from the Bank's archives, the book studies the operations of the banks over the period 1876-1920 and their relations with industry, agriculture, foreign and domestic trade, and the informal money market.
Based on rare documents from the Bank's archives, the book studies the operations of the banks over the period 1876-1920 and their relations with industry, agriculture, foreign and domestic trade, and the informal money market.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
1312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-9359-4 (9780803993594)
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Content
Foreword - P G Kakodkar
Prologue
The Linkages and the Silences
Money and Banking in a Colonial Economy
The Business Environment of Calcutta
The Sahibs, the Marwaris and the Bengalis
The Business Environment of Bombay Presidency, 1876-1920
The Business Environment of Madras Presidency, 1876-1920
The Governance of the Bank of Bengal
The Bank of Bengal in the North and North-West of India
The Bank of Bengal in the West
The Bank of Bengal in the Jute and Tea Producing Districts
The Bank of Bengal in Burma, 1876-1920
The Bank of Bombay
From the Silver Standard to the Gold Exchange Standard, 1876-1900
The Bank of Bombay in the New Century
The Management of the Bank of Bombay
The Branches of the Bank of Bombay
The Bank of Madras, 1876-1920
The Branches of the Bank of Madras, 1876-1920
The Impact of the Banking Crisis of 1913-14 and the Role of the Presidency Banks
The War, Postwar Turmoil and the Fortunes of the Presidency Banks
The Formation of the Imperial Bank of India
Epilogue
Prologue
The Linkages and the Silences
Money and Banking in a Colonial Economy
The Business Environment of Calcutta
The Sahibs, the Marwaris and the Bengalis
The Business Environment of Bombay Presidency, 1876-1920
The Business Environment of Madras Presidency, 1876-1920
The Governance of the Bank of Bengal
The Bank of Bengal in the North and North-West of India
The Bank of Bengal in the West
The Bank of Bengal in the Jute and Tea Producing Districts
The Bank of Bengal in Burma, 1876-1920
The Bank of Bombay
From the Silver Standard to the Gold Exchange Standard, 1876-1900
The Bank of Bombay in the New Century
The Management of the Bank of Bombay
The Branches of the Bank of Bombay
The Bank of Madras, 1876-1920
The Branches of the Bank of Madras, 1876-1920
The Impact of the Banking Crisis of 1913-14 and the Role of the Presidency Banks
The War, Postwar Turmoil and the Fortunes of the Presidency Banks
The Formation of the Imperial Bank of India
Epilogue