‘The Interests of India Demand Protection’: Democratization and Trade Policy Under Empire∗

• In Event: Protectionism Revisited

Brief Overview

We investigate the relationship between limited devolution of political representation and the formation of trade policy in the late colonial era. In the case of British India, we show that democratization led to protectionist trade policies.

Authors

• Donald Casler, Columbia University

• Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University