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- Bishnupriya Gupta, 2019. "Falling behind and catching up: India's transition from a colonial economy," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 72(3), pages 803-827, August.
- Gupta, Bishnupriya, 2018. "Falling Behind and Catching up : India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy," Economic Research Papers 269085, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
- Gupta, Bishnupriya, 2018. "Falling Behind and Catching up : India’s Transition from a Colonial Economy," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1147, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
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