This article explores the linkages between globalization, cities, and firms in twentieth-century India. Since the interwar period in the early twentieth century, India withdrew from the global economy, reintegrating only in the 1990s. This reshaped the metropolitan hierarchy in India in specific ways, whether through international migration and creation of new supply chains before 1991 or by foreign direct investment in the final decade of the twentieth century. Firms—both Indian and multinational—had to respond to different waves of globalization and accordingly made location choices that in turn shaped the urban evolution. More broadly, this article points to the relevance of integrating urban history more closely with business history in studies of globalization.

本文探讨了 20 世纪印度的全球化、城市和企业之间的联系。自 20 世纪初的两次世界大战期间，印度退出了全球经济，直到 1990 年代才重新融入。无论是通过 1991 年之前的国际移民和新供应链的创建，还是通过 20 世纪最后十年的外国直接投资，这都以特定方式重塑了印度的大都市等级制度。印度和跨国公司都必须应对不同的全球化浪潮，并相应地做出位置选择，进而塑造城市演变。更广泛地说，本文指出了在全球化研究中将城市史与商业史更紧密地结合起来的相关性。