Development Economics

The Role of Agriculture in Development

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | 2016
ISBN13: 9781137555212
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2016 9781137555212
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The papers in this book study economic development from the perspective of social justice and economic efficiency; exploring the role of land tenure and productivity in Indian agriculture. Junankar discusses the efficiency of small farms versus large farms, and the role of share-cropping tenancy.

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ISBN13:9781137555212
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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1. Introduction<br>2. Land Tenure, Agricultural Productivity, and Taxation<br>2.1 Land Tenure and Indian Agricultural Productivity<br>2.2 Land Ceilings as a Tax on Agriculture<br>2.3 Review of Palanpur: The Economy of an Indian Village <br>2.4 Agricultural Taxation in Less Developed Countries<br>3 Poverty, Mobility and Inequality<br>3.1 Poverty in India<br>3.2 The Green Revolution and Inequality <br>3.3 Mobility and Inequality in Indian Agriculture<br>4 Do Farmers in Developing Countries Maximise Profits?<br>4.1 Tests of the Profit Maximisation Hypothesis<br>4.2 Do Indian Farmers Maximize Profits?<br>4.3 Neoclassical Economics and Indian Agriculture<br>4.4 The Response of Peasant Farmers to Price Incentives<br>5 Informal Labour Markets<br>5.1 The Informal Labour Market in India<br>6 Microfinance and Women's Empowerment<br>6.1 Factors influencing women's empowerment on microcredit borrowers<br>
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