THE BOMBAY IMPROVEMENT TRUST, BOMBAY MILLOWNERS AND THE DEBATE OVER HOUSING BOMBAY’S MILLWORKERS, 1896-1918

In 1896, a devastating plague epidemic hit the city of Bombay, triggering panic among colonial officials, the commercial elite, and Bombay millowners. In response, 1898, the colonial state created the Bombay Improvement Trust (BIT), an institution mandated to improve the city for commerce and provid...

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Main Author: Caroline Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2012-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/221