1st Edition

Agriculture and the Development Process A Study of Punjab

By D. P. Chaudhri, Ajit K. Dasgupta Copyright 1985
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1985. The need to increase agricultural output and to use increased output to generate sustained general economic development is a problem facing many Third World countries. This book explores in particular the agricultural growth of the Punjab in Northern India, a country which has long been a leader in the formulation of new development strategies. It shows how agricultural... Read more

Tables and Figures;  Preface;  1. Introduction  2. Growth of Agricultural Output and Inputs  3. Infrastructure and the Role of the State  4. Demographic Transition in Punjab  5. Product and Factor Markets in Rural Punjab  6. Income Distribution, Poverty and Levels of Living  7. Growth and Structure: Emerging Patterns  8. Agriculture and the Development Process;  Appendices;  Glossary;  Bibliography;  Index

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D. P. Chaudhri, Ajit K. Dasgupta