Preface -- Introduction -- State Economic Growth: Sources and Ramifications -- Agricultural Technology and the Labor Force -- Female Agricultural Labor in High Growth Regions -- Industrialization in a Highly Agricultural Region: the Case of Punjab -- Economic Growth and Human Welfare -- Interstate Migration in India -- The Mode of Production in Indian Agriculture -- Conclusion
Summary
This work analyzes growth and structural change in Indian agriculture over the last three decades. In order to develop a global perspective, the Indian agricultural growth experience is introduced using parallels and contrasts with other parts of the Third World. The book is characterized by an empirical approach to the underlying economic data and a multi-disciplinary approach to the ramifications of agricultural growth. Considered among these are the transformation of the female labor force, population migrations and changes in human welfare. This book differs from the numerous others on Indian agriculture insofar as it takes a regional perspective, focusing on the causes and effects of inter-state variations
