1 History & Culture · 1.4.5 Land revenue and economic impact

1.4.5.5 Deindustrialisation and the decline of handicrafts

Indian handicrafts, above all cotton textiles, declined in the nineteenth century because of cheap British machine goods, loss of court patronage and one-sided trade policy, and many artisans fell back on farming.

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Key terms

  • deindustrialisation
  • handicrafts
  • Dacca muslin
  • Charter Act 1813
  • free trade
  • gomastha
  • tariff
  • ruralisation

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