%0 Journal Article
%T Imperial dictate: The effect of the two World Wars on the Indian coal industry
%J World development
%D 1981
%A Simmons, Casey
%V 9
%N 8
%P 749-771
%X Little is known about the economic effects of the two World Wars on the Indian economy. No overall macro-picture can be drawn until a whole series of micro-studies at the industry level have been conducted. This paper sets out to provide one such case-study, that of coal mining.The impact of the wars on the historical evolution of the industry is considered by examining the specific wartime market conditions; the control measures erected by the Government; the methods of labour recruitment that were adopted; and the changes in living and working conditions that occured.<p />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0305-750X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0305-750X(81)90062-0