Financing India's Imperial Railways, 18751914 - 9781138664357

Taylor & Francis

The Indian railway network began as a liberal experiment to promote trade and commerce, the distribution of food and military mobility. Sweeney's study focuses on Britain's largest overseas investment project during the nineteenth century, offering a new perspective on the Anglo-Indian experience. > The Indian railway network began as a liberal experiment to promote trade and commerce, the distribution of food and military mobility. Sweeney's study focuses on Britain's largest overseas investment project during the nineteenth century, offering a new perspective on the Anglo-Indian experience. > Introduction; Chapter 1 \u2018Productive\u2019 Indian Railways, 1875\u20131914: Space for Gentlemanly Capitalists and Industrialists in a Mixed Economy; Chapter 2 Indian Railways and Famines, 1875\u20131914: Magic Wheels and Empty Stomachs; Chapter 3 Military Railways in India, 1875\u20131914: Russophobia, Technology and the Indian Taxpayer; Chapter 4 Indian Railroading: Floating Railway;