The book under review is a monograph by Haruka Yanagisawa, originally published in 2014 in Japanese under the title Modern Indian Economy: Roots of Development, Processes and Prospects. It was rewritten in English by Tsukasa Mizushima and others after Yanagisawa’s death in April 2015. Professor Mizushima must be commended for having undertaken the invaluable task of making this book available to scholars of the Indian economy.