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drain of wealth: a standalone construct

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drain ofwealth1 CONSTRUCTDrain of wealthNAOROJI · ECONOMIC HISTORY

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the argument that British rule transferred India's wealth to Britain through tribute, salaries and charges, impoverishing India.

In economic history, drain of wealth refers to the argument that British rule transferred India's wealth to Britain through tribute, salaries and charges, impoverishing India. This meaning comes from Naoroji (1901) in Poverty and un-British rule in India.[1]

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  1. Naoroji, D. (1901). Poverty and un-British rule in India. S. Sonnenschein. Open Library record

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