Agrarian Crisis in India

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9780198069096

Publication date:

23/06/2010

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320 pages

216x140mm

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ISBN:

9780198069096

Publication date:

23/06/2010

Paperback

320 pages

D. Narasimha Reddy, Srijit Mishra

A comprehensive analysis of the macro- and micro-level issues associated with agrarian distress

Rights:  World Rights

D. Narasimha Reddy, Srijit Mishra

Description

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the macro- and micro-level issues associated with agrarian distress. It analyses structural, institutional, and policy changes, highlighting the failure of public support systems in agriculture. The crisis manifests itself in the form of deceleration in growth and distress of farmers. The case studies from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Punjab bring out the diversity of conditions prevalent in the states.


About the author

edited by D. Narasimha Reddy, Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, and edited by Srijit Mishra, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development and Research, Mumbai

D. Narasimha Reddy, Srijit Mishra

Table of contents

Foreword: R. Radhakrishna; Preface; Table; Figures; Annexure; Abbreviations; Contributors;
I Macro Dimension of Agrarian Crisis
1.: Agriculture in the Reforms Regime;
2.: Capital Formation in Indian Agriculture: National and State Level Analysis;
3.: Agricultural Credit and Indebtedness: Ground Realities and Policy Perspectives;
4.:Managing Vulnerability of Indian Agriculture: Implications for Research and Development;
II. Farmers' Distress: A Few States in Focus; 5. Framer Distress in a Modernizing Agriculture-The Tragedy of the Upwardly Mobile: An Overview;
6.: Agrarian Distress and Farmers' Suicides in Maharashtra;
7.: Farmers' Suicides and Unfolding Agriculture Crisis in Andhra Pradesh;
8.:Agrarian Transition and Farmers' Distress in Karnataka;
9.:Distress, Debt, and Suicides among Farmer Households: Findings from Village Studies in Kerala;
10.: Agrarian Crisis in Punjab: High Indebtedness, Low Returns, and Farmers' Suicides.

D. Narasimha Reddy, Srijit Mishra

D. Narasimha Reddy, Srijit Mishra

D. Narasimha Reddy, Srijit Mishra

Description

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the macro- and micro-level issues associated with agrarian distress. It analyses structural, institutional, and policy changes, highlighting the failure of public support systems in agriculture. The crisis manifests itself in the form of deceleration in growth and distress of farmers. The case studies from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Punjab bring out the diversity of conditions prevalent in the states.


About the author

edited by D. Narasimha Reddy, Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, and edited by Srijit Mishra, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development and Research, Mumbai

Table of contents

Foreword: R. Radhakrishna; Preface; Table; Figures; Annexure; Abbreviations; Contributors;
I Macro Dimension of Agrarian Crisis
1.: Agriculture in the Reforms Regime;
2.: Capital Formation in Indian Agriculture: National and State Level Analysis;
3.: Agricultural Credit and Indebtedness: Ground Realities and Policy Perspectives;
4.:Managing Vulnerability of Indian Agriculture: Implications for Research and Development;
II. Farmers' Distress: A Few States in Focus; 5. Framer Distress in a Modernizing Agriculture-The Tragedy of the Upwardly Mobile: An Overview;
6.: Agrarian Distress and Farmers' Suicides in Maharashtra;
7.: Farmers' Suicides and Unfolding Agriculture Crisis in Andhra Pradesh;
8.:Agrarian Transition and Farmers' Distress in Karnataka;
9.:Distress, Debt, and Suicides among Farmer Households: Findings from Village Studies in Kerala;
10.: Agrarian Crisis in Punjab: High Indebtedness, Low Returns, and Farmers' Suicides.