Transition in Indian agriculture: What does the data tell us?

Basole, Amit and Basu, Deepankar (2021) Transition in Indian agriculture: What does the data tell us? In: The Agrarian Question: A Reader. Routledge, London, pp. 131-143. ISBN 9781003191704

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Abstract

A typical modern capitalist economy experiences what economists call ‘structural transformation’, constituting a, declining share of income from agriculture and b, workers dependent on agriculture in the national economy. The share of land owned by large and medium holding families has steadily declined over the last few decades from around 60 per cent to 34 per cent which indicates their declining economic, social and political power in rural areas. State-level comparisons are essential, given the wide variation in historical and geographical conditions in India. The semi-feudal landlords seem to have been replaced by rich middle peasants as the ruling bloc in the agrarian structure of contemporary India. Proletarianization, an important indicator of development of capitalist economy, is reflected in the extent of landlessness. The relative share and absolute number of cultivators in total agricultural workers has decreased in the past one decade.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Basole, Amit and Basu, Deepankar
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Murthy, R.V. Ramana UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Production > Economic policy, economic development, economic growth Technology > Agriculture
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7430
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003191704-12

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