Trade, Finance, and Industry in the Development of Indian Capitalism: The Case of Tata (Autumn 2020)
Mircea Raianu (Author)
Business History Review
Volume: 94
Issue: 3
Pages: 569-592
Publication date: Autumn 2020
Language: English
This article rethinks the relationship between trade and industry in the development of Indian capitalism, focusing on Tata, pioneers in textile and steel production. It shows how two little-known affiliated trading companies, R.D. Tata & Co. in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Kobe, and Tata Limited in London, played a crucial intermediary role in securing financing and market access for the parent firm in Bombay while simultaneously increasing its exposure to the effects of global crises. Tata's ultimately dominant position in a protected national economy was due to the contingent failure of these trading companies rather than a foregone conclusion.
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