{"product_id":"economic-reforms-and-small-farms","title":"Economic Reforms and Small Farms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEconomic Reforms and Small Farms: Implications for Production, Marketing and Employment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by Parmod Kumar and Sandip Sarkar, examines the impact of agricultural economic reforms on farming, production, marketing, and employment in India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book presents a comparative study of the Indian states of Punjab and Bihar, highlighting the differences in their agricultural development and farming practices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe study argues that while Punjab's agricultural sector has promising prospects for a new phase of corporatization, agriculture in Bihar remains largely dependent on subsistence farming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt examines the effects of recent agriculture-related policy changes on the emerging production, marketing, and earning conditions of small and large farms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe analysis also presents farmers' views on the reform process, highlighting their concerns that the benefits of agricultural reforms have largely reached medium-sized and large farms rather than small farmers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough its comparative examination of Punjab and Bihar, the book explores the implications of agricultural reforms for different categories of farmers and considers the potential for improved reform policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamines the impact of economic reforms on small farms in India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvides a comparative analysis of agricultural conditions in Punjab and Bihar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores the prospects for agricultural corporatization in Punjab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlights the continuing dependence on subsistence farming in Bihar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnalyses the effects of agricultural policy changes on production, marketing, and farmers' earnings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompares the impact of reforms on small, medium-sized, and large farms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresents farmers' perspectives on the distribution of benefits from agricultural reforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamines the potential for improving agricultural reform policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Parmod Kumar and Sandip Sarkar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Academic Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1 January 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