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Agriculture, Food Security, Poverty, And Environment - Essay on Post-Reform India
Poverty and Food Security in India
Author: Dr. M. S. Bhatt
Publisher: Aakar Books
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9788187879374
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Persistence Of Poverty, Hunger And Starvation Along With Growing Availability Of Food Has Rendered The Rationale Of Both Poverty Alleviation And Food Self-Sufficiency Policies Suspect And Created A Paradoxical Situation. There Is A Consensus Among Policy Makers, Planners And Economists That The Problems Of Poverty, Hunger And Malnutrition Have Not Been Solved Satisfactorily. It Is Also Acknowledged That The Persistence Of These Problems Has The Potential Of Undermining The Very Process Of Democratic Governance. Policies And Programmes Have Systematically Failed With A Huge Opportunity Cost.There Is Need For New Answers To These Questions. Available Solutions Have Outlived Their Utility. Time Has Come To Recast And Redefine The Agenda For Poverty And Food Insecurity Eradication. This Is Easier Said Than Done. There Is A Need For A Dispassionate Debate, Discussion And Meaningful Action. This Challenging Task Cannot Be Solved By State Intervention Alone. It Is Against This Backdrop That The Present Volume Seeks To Provide Answers To Some Of The Key Questions.The Main Objective Of The Book Is To Add Fresh Insights To The Theory And Policy Of Poverty And Food Insecurity Alleviation. How Far We Succeeded Shall Be Reflected Through The Pages Of This Book.
Inclusive Growth in India
Author: S. Mahendra Dev
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Indian experience with reforms in the last two decades reveals that while there have been achievements on the economic growth front, inequalities have increased and exclusion continues. This volume emphasizes the need for economic reforms with equitable development. It focuses on key inter-related elements of inclusive growth: agriculture, poverty, food security and employment, social sector, and regional disparities; examining the performance, issues, and challenges. The author argues for pro-poor and people- centric policies. He suggests that growth and equity objectives should be pursued simultaneously.
Indian Agriculture
Author: Trinadh Nookathoti
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2017-05-11
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1443892270
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Population explosions have always pushed India into many deep-rooted socio-economic bottlenecks. India is home to one third of the globe’s poverty-ridden and hunger-prone population, despite the undoubted availability of and access to food grains. This study explores the causes of and solutions to the prevalence of hunger and malnutrition at the grassroots level. Although India’s spending on protecting its boundaries has increased massively, there does not seem to have been as much emphasis on protecting its citizens. There can be no doubt that food security involves the simultaneous growth in demand and supply of food grains. As such, the book analyses the supply-side background behind the accomplishment of food security. It explores the nature, prospects and challenges ahead for Indian agriculture. Food grain production can be enhanced on a par with increasing demand only when hurdles confronting agriculture are addressed.
Agriculture, Food Security, Poverty, and Environment
Author: C. H. Hanumantha Rao
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →He Author Explores The Growth And Equity Consequences Of India`S Economic Reforms. In The Context Of The Agricultural Sector And The Rural Economy, He Identifies Investment In Infrastructure, Expanding Of Institutional Credit And Removal Of Restrictionson Domestic Trade As Key Factors For Increasing Agricultural Growth In Order To Sustain Reforms.
Perspectives on Poverty in India
Author: The World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2011-04-13
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0821387286
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book examines India s experience with poverty reduction in a period of rapid economic growth. Marshalling evidence from multiple sources of survey data and drawing on new methods, the book asks how India s structural transformation - from rural to urban, and from agriculture to nonfarm sectors - is impacting poverty. Our analysis suggests that since the early 1990s, urban growth has emerged as a much more important driver of poverty reduction than in the past. We focus in particular on the role of small and medium size conurbations in India, both as the urban sub-sector in which urban poverty is overwhelmingly concentrated, and as a sub-sector that could potentially stimulate rural-based poverty reduction. Second, in rural areas, we focus on the nature of intersectoral transformation out of agriculture into the nonfarm economy. Stagnation in agriculture has been accompanied by dynamism in the nonfarm sector, but there is much debate about whether the growth seen has been a symptom of agrarian distress or a source of poverty reduction. Finally, alongside the accelerating economic growth and the highly visible transformation that is occurring in India s major cities, inequality is on the rise. This is raising concern that economic growth in India has by-passed significant segments of the population. The third theme on social exclusion asks if, despite the dramatic growth, historically grounded inequalities along lines of caste, tribe and gender have persisted. This book would be of interest for policymakers, researchers, non-governmental organizations, and international agencies from India and abroad--who wish to know more about India s experience of the last two decades in reducing poverty.
Readings in Indian Agriculture and Industry
Author: K. L. Krishna
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9788171887347
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Providing critical insights into the two vital sectors of the Indian economy--agriculture and industry--this unique reference features contributions from noted economists and economic researchers. This guide to India's growing economy since independence features topics ranging from agricultural performance and crop insurance to industrial policy and trade liberalization. A comprehensive coverage of the issues, this remarkable study will interest students and economists alike.
The Development Dimension Trade, Agriculture and Development Policies Working Together
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-04-18
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9264022015
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These conference proceedings explore why policy coherence is important, how it affects global agricultural trade, and whether it can help reduce poverty and hunger.
THE INDIAN ECONOMY
Author: S. K. RAY
Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Published: 2007-01-21
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9788120331372
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this lively, opinionated, and informative piece of writing, Dr. S.K. Ray applies his characteristic and accessible style to all vital sectors of the Indian economy to present a compact, well-researched, comprehensive, and up-to-date treatise on the subject. He has consistently marshalled facts and figures and brought them to bear on today’s problems of economic developments and their management. The book covers an extensive portfolio of absorbing topics, all in their varied aspects and manifestations. Written with clarity, this book is a unique attempt to analyze, in considerable depth, various facets of socioeconomic growth such as natural resources, population, agriculture, industry, transport and energy. Besides, the issues like economic planning, land and tenancy reforms, economic reforms, inflation, banking structure, international trade and finance, labour policy, industrial monetary system, science and technology, and the atrophies ailing the economy have also been probed. In a nutshell the book skilfully interprets the economy of today’s India to identify her role not only in the development of its own economy but also in relation to the rest of the world. It also identifies the issues, problems and programmes required for the formulation of a strategy for economic growth. The book, a refreshing and significant contribution to Indian economic thinking, will also serve as a valuable textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Commerce and Economics. In addition, it can be of immense help to students appearing in civil services and allied examinations. This brilliant exposition of the Indian economy will also be useful as an important source of reference for scholars, faculty members, administrators, and policymakers.
