India S Agrarian Structure Economic Policies And Sustainable Development

Presenting Professor V. S. Vyas's approach to the major national and global challenges facing Indian agriculture, this book makes available his research and writing on how policy interventions, technological changes, and institutional developments are impacting the economy of those directly dependent on it for their livelihood.

Sustainable Economic Development And Environment: India And Other Low Income Economies (Lies) Is An Edited Volume Of Selected Research Papers Mostly Presented In The Iids 1St (Calcutta) And 2Nd (Perth) International Conferences On Development And Future Studies. The Authors Include Raj Kumar Sen, Kartick C. Roy, Suhas Ch. Chakrabartty, Veena Devasthali, Dhirendra Nath Konar, D.D. Guru, N. Manonmoney, Shri Prakash, Sumitra Chowdhury, P.L. Sablok, K.P. Nath, Amar S. Yumnam, K. Nageswara Rao, Alak Ghosh, S.R. Harrison And P.C. Sharma. The Present Volume, While Highlighting The Major Issues In Sustaining Growth And Development In Low Income Economies With Special Reference To India, Has Focused On Different Aspects Of The Environmental Problem And Its Links With The Sustainability Issue Of Development In Such Countries. These Include Not Only The Question Of Population Growth, Dwindling Forest, Drought-Prone Village And Island Economy, New Areas Like General Information System And Common Property Rights Are Also Discussed. Environmental Implications Of Development Are Also Presented In An Input-Output Framework And In The Context Of Saarc Countries. In Short, The Present Volume Consisting Of 14 Articles, Is Expected To Serve As An Important Reference Book To Researchers, Students And Teachers Of Sustainable Economic Development And Economics Of Environment, And Will Be Of Interest To Business Leaders, Policy Makers And All Those Interested In These Subjects Of Ever Growing Importance.The International Institute For Development Studies (Iids) Is A Multi-Country, Multi-Disciplinary Research Institute With Head Office In Calcutta And External Research Centres In Countries Like Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Newzealand, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Tanzania, Uk, Usa Etc. It Is A Correspondent Institute Of The International Center For Economic Growth (Iceg), Usa. Iids Is Engaged Since Its Inception In 1989, In Conducting International/National Conferences/ Seminars, Executing Research Projects And Publication Of Books And Journal. It Has Completed Two Major Research Projects On Indian Capital Market (1993) (Planning Commission, Government Of India) And Impact Of Economic Reforms On Labour (1994) (Iceg) And Recently Started Another On Labour And Rural Industrialisation A Case Study In Burdwan District Of West Bengal (1996) (Ministry Of Labour, Government Of India). Iids Is Organising Bi-Annual International Conferences On Development And Future Studies, The First Three Being Held In January, 1992 (Calcutta, India), December, 1993 (Perth, Australia) And July-August 1995 (Helsinki, Finland), While The Fourth One Will Be Held In Malaysia In September, 1997.

This book provides a non-technical, accessible primer on sustainable agricultural development and its relationship to sustainable development based on three analytical pillars. The first is to understand agriculture as complex physical-biological-human systems. Second is the economic perspective of understanding tradeoffs and synergies among the economic, environmental and social dimensions of these systems at farm, regional and global scales. Third is the understanding of these agricultural systems as the supply side of one sector of a growing economy, interacting through markets and policies with other sectors at local, national and global scales. The first part of the book introduces the concept of sustainability and develops an analytical framework based on tradeoffs quantified using impact indicators in the economic, environmental and social domains, linking this framework to the role of agriculture in economic growth and development. Next the authors introduce the reader to the sustainability challenges of major agroecosystems in the developing and industrialized worlds. The concluding chapter discusses the design and implementation of sustainable development pathways, through the expression of consumers’ desire for sustainably produced foods on the demand side of the food system, and through policies on the supply side such as new more sustainable technologies, environmental regulation and payments for ecosystem services.

Much of the discussion of India in the public sphere has focused on economic policy settings and restructuring, annual growth rates, trade relations and the nation’s status as an economic and political actor within the international system. This collection considers other dimensions of socio-economic transformation in India and its profound impact on society and nature. While economic and ecological fragility are now very apparently problems of a ‘global’ scale they are nevertheless grounded and experienced at the local scale where vulnerable and marginal people located in the urban periphery and in rural areas confront these ‘crises’ most acutely. The studies in this collection encompass many of the most important social and political concerns of India in this age of crisis, namely, the politics of water resources and land acquisition and use; the interaction between food security, markets, and institutions; the politics and strategies of labour movements; narratives and practices of ‘development’ and contestation over forms of agrarian production in India; the link between urbanisation and local class, caste and political actors; and the potential for civil society to either be co-opted or to contest neoliberal logics and forms of governance. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of South Asian Studies.

This book explores and interrogates the food–water–energy nexus, arguably the most crucial factor in sustaining India’s economic development. The book sheds light on different experiences faced in states across India, including the consequences of electricity tariff reforms and related policies on irrigated agriculture. Part 1 focuses on the historical development of agriculture and social change in India, with special reference to the mode of responses and adaptations in social systems against the inherent low and erratic rainfall and resulting water stress in India during the pre-colonial period. Additionally, it investigates how colonial development destroyed social systems and discusses future development prospects. Part 2 discusses contemporary issues of agriculture and social change in India. A comprehensive examination of various important issues related to South Asian agricultural development in the past and in the present, this book will be a valuable reference for researchers of Asian development, sustainable development, environmental policy, South Asian Studies and Development Studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

This volume integrates a wide range of theoretical and empirical issues on Indian agriculture. The essays take a look at how the conflict between developmental priorities and the sustainable use of resources has opened up the debate on the status of development itself. This topical volumecontributes significantly to qualitative research in the areas of agricultural development and policy and will be an invaluable aid to scholars, students, and policymakers alike.

This book describes how to develop methods for evaluating and assessing the sustainable development of agricultural systems in a micro-region. A comprehensive and practical book, it guides the reader through details of the methodology needed to carry out an appropriate assessment, and focuses on the central problem of whether productivity can be maintained. More specifically, it: - Discusses the meanings of sustainability and sustainable development, and reviews the issues related to agricultural sustainability. - Examines the theory and practice of indicators and delineates the six categories considered necessary for a holistic evaluation: productivity, stability, efficiency, durability, compatibility and equity.

This study shows that the failure of successive Indian governments to effect meaningful agrarian reforms has led to a political economy in rural India that is shaped, as it was prior to independence, largely by the interests of an elite minority of landholders.