Description:
The book presents a comprehensive analysis of the effect of the market-based reform project on various dimensions of Indian agriculture. It analyses the effect of past and current agricultural policies on farm profitability, domestic prices and price variability with a view to their possible role in determining the trajectory of agricultural growth since 1991.
Review Quotes:
'[A] detailed and rigorous study of the Indian experience just before and after liberalisation.' -- C. P. Chandrasekhar, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
'[E]legant and systematically organised . . . The [study] is based on sound analytical techniques and logic.' -- Ramesh Chand, Director, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi