Re:As calls to ban books intensify, digital librarians offer...
by rayiner on Saturday November 27, 2021 @11:09AM
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> Your own links show Mughal GDP per capita at 700$+ in 1600, china at 800$+, a level that wasn't approached by UK until late 1800s and most of Europe until 1900s.
Which one are you looking at? I’m looking at the 1–2008 AD chart, which shows Britain at 975 in 1600 and India and China at 550 and 600.
India and China were clearly stalled at a pre-industrial level of development before the British came, while the British were on a sharp upward trajectory.
You’re also overlooking the counterfactual. What would’ve been India’s level of development if the British had never went there? It might still be pre-industrial.
Which one are you looking at? I’m looking at the 1–2008 AD chart, which shows Britain at 975 in 1600 and India and China at 550 and 600.
India and China were clearly stalled at a pre-industrial level of development before the British came, while the British were on a sharp upward trajectory.
You’re also overlooking the counterfactual. What would’ve been India’s level of development if the British had never went there? It might still be pre-industrial.