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British rule in India led to deindustrialization, declining living standards, and famines, with GDP per capita falling. Infrastructure served colonial interests, and education was limited. While Britain helped end slavery, its empire also caused significant harm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India_under_the_British_Raj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-industrialisation_of_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_in_India https://monthlyreview.org/2018/07/01/how-britain-stole-45-trillion-from-india/ https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/56838/1/__lse.ac.uk_storage_LIBRARY_Secondary_libfile_shared_repository_Content_Broadberry,%20S_India%20great%20divergence_Broadberry_India%20great%20divergence_2014.pdf
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