Stephen Broadberry|Bishnupriya Gupta
The historical roots of India’s service-led development: A sectoral analysis of Anglo-Indian productivity differences, 1870–2000
University of Warwick|University of Warwick
india fell behind uk terms gdp per capita overall labour productivity 1870s 1970s catchingup since paper offers sectoral analysis trends comparative indiauk labour productivity agriculture declined continuously agriculture still accounts around twothirds employment india agriculture thus played key role indias falling behind subsequently slowed process catching although substantial fluctuations comparative indiauk labour productivity industry sector exhibited long run trend sector exhibit upward trend comparative indiauk labour productivity services indias recent emergence dynamic serviceled economy thus appears long historical roots although india characterised relatively low levels physical human capital formation overall education provision historically unusually skewed towards secondary tertiary levels provided limited supply high productivity workers employed predominantly services