| Titre : | Palanpur : the economy of an indian village |
| Auteurs : | Christopher John Bliss, Auteur ; Nicholas Herbert Stern, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Ouvrages |
| Editeur : | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1982 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-19-828419-2 |
| Format : | 340 p / 24 cm |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
[Eurovoc] ÉCONOMIE > situation économique > développement économique |
| Tags : | Inde ; conditions économiques |
| Résumé : |
“This study is an ambitious and systematic attempt to put to the test theories of underdevelopment and of the motives and behaviour of poor farmers in an Indian village. As well as reporting on the village, its population and institutions, the authors include a review of the development models on which they have drawn, modifying them where appropriate. They arrange their discussion around the various 'markets' for inputs, using that term in a broad sense to encompass whatever arrangements predominate for the allocation of land, labour, bullocks, water and capital. They discuss tenancy, the explanation of the area of land leased in or leased out by a household, the inefficiency of share-cropping and how and to what extent it is overcome in Palanpur. They investigate the relation between farm size and output, specifying the production function for the farm in different ways, and relate the ownership of various assets by a household, including its labour power, to its income. The distribution of income is estimated.
Before presenting their own results, the authors provide a thorough survey of the technical and economic properties of wheat, both new and traditional varieties. From a cross-section study of wheat plots. supported by interviews with the cultivators, they are able to throw light on how farmers arrive at decisions concerning their inputs. Finally, the implications of the research findings for development theory, for policy and for the future of Palanpur are discussed.” |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| 009177 | RC ASIE 322 | Livre | Centre de documentation du CERDI / Ecole d'Economie | Salle de lecture | Disponible |
