Forgotten Fortunes Editorial · Article Discussion
Read the original research: The East India Company’s 1772 Credit Crisis and the Calcutta Agency House Crash
Story overview: The East India Company faced a severe cash squeeze in the early 1770s. Decades later, failures among Calcutta’s agency houses revealed fresh weaknesses in colonial credit.
Discussion question: Which financial decisions increased or reduced the risks in this case?
Have a different interpretation? Share the evidence and explain why.
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