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Palanpur, the Economy of an Indian Village

by C. J. Bliss, N. H. Stern. 342 pgs.

Contributors:

   C. J. Bliss, N. H. Stern

Publisher:

   Oxford University

Place of Publication:

  Oxford  

Publication Year:

  1982

Subjects:

Palanpur (India)--Economic conditions

	Contents
	Chapter 1 Introduction	1
	§1.0 The Study	1
	§1.1 General Description	2
	§1.2 The Collection of the Data	5
	§1.3 Plan of the Book	7
	Chapter 2 TheVillage	8
	§2.0 Introduction	8
	§2.1 General Description of Village	8
	§2.2 Population	15
	§2.3 Land-ownership	17
	§2.4 Tenancy	24
	§2.5 Cropping Patterns	26
	§2.6 Comparison with Previous Studies	27
	§2.7 Concluding Remarks	33
	Appendix to Chapter 2	34
	Chapter 3 Theory and India	50
	§3.0 Introduction	50
	§3.1 Some General Views	51
	§3.2 Land	53
	§3.3 Labour	65
	§3.4 Capital and Uncertainty	71
	§3.5 Objectives of Agents	77
	§3.6 The Agricultural Production Function and the Efficiency of Traditional Agriculture	80
	§3.7 Farm Size and Productivity	82
	§3.8 Variations in the Form of Share Contract	84
	§3.9 The 'Green Revolution' in India	85
	§3.10 Concluding Remarks	87
	Appendix to Chapter 3	88
	Chapter 4 Markets in Palanpur	90
	§4.0 Introduction	90
	§4.1 The Labour Market	92
	§4.2 The Market for the Services of Bullocks	99
	§4.3 The Market for Credit	105
	§4.4 The Market for Water Resources	111
	§4.5 The Market for Sugar	114
	§4.6 Some Observations on Cropping Patterns	115
	§4.7 The Discussion Questionnaire	117
	§4.8 Concluding Remarks	122
	Chapter 5 Tenancy	124
	§5.0 Introduction	124
	§5.1 The Theory of Share Tenancy	125
	§5.2 Tenancy in Palanpur	127
	§5.3 Comparisons of Productivity on Tenanted and Non-Tenanted Land	133
	§5.4 The Location of Tenanted Plots	138
	§5.5 A Model of Leasing in Palanpur	144
	§5.6 Substitution where Inputs are Non-Marketable	148
	§5.7 Regression Analysis of the Model of Leasing: the Sample and the Variables	150
	§5.8 Regression Analysis: Results	151
	§5.9 Conclusions	165
	Chapter 6 Output and Income	167
	§6.0 Introduction	167
	§6.1 Some Theoretical Preliminaries	168
	§6.2 The Collection of the Data	173
	§6.3 The Measurement of Output and Income	174
	§6.4 The Regression Equations	177
	§6.5 The Results	185
	§6.6 The Economic Implications of the Results	198
	§6.7 Cultivation Intensity	200
	§6.8 Income	201
	§6.9 Concluding Remarks	209
	Appendix to Chapter 6	211
	Chapter 7 Wheat: The New Varieties and Practices in Palanpur	222
	§7.0 Introduction	222
	§7.1 The New Varieties, the Recommended Level of Inputs, Agricultural Practices and Problems	223
	§7.2 Selection of Plots and Collection of Data	234
	§7.3 Varieties and Practices on the Sample Plots	236
	§7.4 Tenancy	246
	§7.5 Concluding Remarks	249
	Chapter 8 Wheat: Productivity and Expectations	251
	§8.0 Introduction	251
	§8.1 The Model and Variables	251
	§8.2 The Correlation Matrix: 'Good Practice' and Tenancy	262
	§8.3 The Main Regressions	267
	§8.4 Prices and the Productivity of Inputs	273
	§8.5 Discussion with Cultivators and the Residuals	276
	§8.6 Some Observations on the Estimates and Discussion Session	282
	§8.7 Some Practical Implications	292
	§8.8 Concluding Remarks	292
	Appendix to Chapter 8	294
	Chapter 9 Reflections on Economic Theory	299
	§9.0 Introduction	299
	§9.1 The Structure of Markets	299
	§9.2 The Behaviour of Agents	303
	§9.3 Tenancy	305
	§9.4 Uncertainty	309
	§9.5 Productivity and Farm Size	310
	§9.6 The 'Green Revolution'	311
	§9.7 Concluding Remarks	312
	Chapter 10 A Revisit and some Speculations on the Future	314
	§10.0 Introduction	314
	§10.1 The Village Revisited	314
	§10.2 Interviews	316
	§10.3 Implications for Policy	319
	§10.4 The Village in the Future	323
	Glossary	329
	References	331
	Index	335

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