Development Economics

The Role of Agriculture in Development
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-55521-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 4139 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Junankar, P. N. (Raja)

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Raja Junankar studied at the London School of Economics, and has a Ph.D. from the University of Essex, UK. He has held research and teaching appointments in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, India, and the United States of America. He has published several books and refereed papers in leading national and international journals. He is an Emeritus Professor, University of Western Sydney and Honorary Professor, UNSW Australia.