Agricultural Prices and Production in Post-reform India
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Post-reform India has seen a decline in agricultural growth as well as supply demand imbalance and rising prices. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of domestic and international prices and trade since 1980 81, covering the past quarter of a century. Backed with rich data, it provides comparisons between the pre- and post-liberalisation po
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Foreword C. P. Chandrasekhar. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Indian Agriculture under Economic Reforms: A Preliminary Review 3. Agricultural Price Policy and Farm Profitability: Examining Linkages 4. International Price Trends and Volatility 5. Agricultural Trade: Policies and Patterns 6. Trade Competitiveness of Indian Agriculture: A Comparison of Domestic and World Prices 7. Decomposing Variability in Agricultural Prices 8. Evaluation and Conclusion. Appendix I: Methodology for Measuring Volatility. Appendix II: The Decomposition Model. Appendix III: Tables. Appendix IV: Figures. About the Author. Index