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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door tomm
India a cash cow
Consider India, the “jewel in the crown” of the British Empire. At the beginning of the 18th-century – before it was conquered – its share of the world economy was well over a fifth, nearly as large as all of Europe put together. By the time the country won independence, it had dropped to less than 4 per cent.
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Op basis van wat is die "a fifth" berekend? Het lijkt mij sterk dat die gasten toen een wereldmacht waren.