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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.

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Author:   D. Narasimha Reddy (Professor, Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi) ,  Srijit Mishra (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development and Research, Mumbai)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.80cm
Weight:   0.352kg
ISBN:  

9780198069096

ISBN 10:   019806909
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   07 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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.

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

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