The banking and mercantile house of Jagat Seths of Bengal
Banking and credit systems were fairly well advanced in pre-colonial India. Large amounts of capital for commercial credit were also available—though at some cost in terms of high interest rates. This article illustrates these conditions by a study of the banking and other activities of the house of...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Studies in people's history 2015-06, Vol.2 (1), p.85-95 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Banking and credit systems were fairly well advanced in pre-colonial India. Large amounts of capital for commercial credit were also available—though at some cost in terms of high interest rates. This article illustrates these conditions by a study of the banking and other activities of the house of Jagat Seths of Bengal in the mid-eighteenth century. |
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| ISSN: | 2348-4489 2349-7718 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2348448915574381 |