Amiya Kumar Bagchi (born 1936) is an Indian political economist.

Biography

His academic career began when he started teaching in Presidency College,

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. In the 1960s, he taught in the Faculty of Economics in Cambridge (where he was Fellow of Jesus College), but resigned his post in 1969, to resume his academic career in Presidency College, Kolkata. In 1974 he joined the newly founded

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.http://www.caleidoscop.org/Members/Marius/news-caleidoscop-2009/post-doctoral-fellowship-2009-rabindranath-tagore-centre-for-human-development-studies Bagchi has specialised in the history of Indian banking and finance, and acted as Official Historian of the

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(SBI) from 1976 to 1998; he played a leading role in ensuring that the unique archives of SBI are preserved for posterity. After retiring as

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professor from the

in 2001, he became the founder-director of the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata.

Awards and honours

The professional awards and honours Bagchi has received include: *

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of the government of India 2005.

Bibliography

Bagchi has authored over 250 academic articles and has authored and edited numerous books and monographs. The books he has authored include: *2010 ''Colonialism and Indian Economy'', Oxford University Press *2005 '' Perilous Passage: Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers *2004 ''The Developmental State in History and in the Twentieth Century'', New Delhi: Regency *2002 ''Capital and Labour Redefined: India and the Third World'', Anthem Press *1997 ''The Evolution of the State Bank of India: The Era of the Presidency Banks 1876–1920'', Sage Publications *1989 ''The Presidency Banks and the Indian Economy 1876–1914'', Bombay:. Oxford University Press *1987 ''Public Intervention and Industrial Restructuring in China, India and Republic of Korea'', New Delhi: ILO-ARTEP *1987, reissued 2006 ''The Evolution of the State Bank of India. The Roots, 1806–1876'', Oxford University Press; reissued by Penguin Portfolio *1982 ''The Political Economy of Underdevelopment'', Cambridge University Press *1972 ''Private Investment in India 1900–1939'', Cambridge University Press

Edited and co-edited volumes

*2007 ''Capture and Exclude: Developing Economies and the Poor in Global Finance'' (with Gary A. Dymski) New Delhi: Tulika *2005 ''Webs of History: Information, Communication and Technology from Early to Post-Colonial India'' (with D. Sinha and B. Bagchi), New Delhi: Manohar *2005 ''Maladies, Preventives, and Curatives: Debates in Public Health in India'' (with K. Soman), New Delhi: Tulika *2003 ''Economy and the Quality of Life: Essays in Memory of Ashok Rudra'' (with M. Chattopadhyay and R. Khasnabis), Kolkata: Dasgupta & Co. *2002 ''Money and Credit in Indian History since Early Medieval Times'', New Delhi: Tulika *1999 ''Multiculturalism, Liberalism and Democracy'' (with R. Bhargava and R. Sudarshan), Oxford University Press *1999 ''Economy and Organization: Indian Institutions under the Neoliberal Regime'', Sage Publications *1995 ''Democracy and Development: Proceedings of the IEA Conference Held in Barcelona, Spain'', Palgrave Macmillan *1995 ''New Technology and the Workers’ Response: Microelectronics, Labour and Society'', Sage Publications *1988 ''Economy, Society and Polity: Essays in the Political Economy of Indian Planning in Honour of Professor

Bhabatosh Datta Bhabatosh Datta (21 February 1911 – 11 January 1997) was a noted Indian economist, academic and writer. He taught at Chittagong College and later became Professor of Economics, Presidency College, Kolkata, where he later Emeritus Professor. ...

'', Oxford University Press

Chapters in books

References

External links

* Kurien, CT
Review of PERILOUS PASSAGE — Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital
''The Hindu'' (3 October 2006) *Radical Notes
Capital and capitalists nannied by the states: An Interview with Amiya Kumar Bagchi
''Radical Notes'' (18 October 2008) *Murali, D

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