 Transforming India’s Agrarian Society in a Post-COVID World: Prospects and ChallengesHarbir Singh Sidhu () Chapter Chapter 8 in Reimagining Prosperity, 2023, pp 133-152 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The need for change in India’s agrarian sector came into sharp focus with the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper traces the imperatives that have shaped the trajectory of the development of the rural economy in post-independence India including the social, cultural and political matrix within which the processes and activities of the rural economy are carried out. It also explores the possibilities of social, cultural and political change based on a perspective that seeks to reconcile the imperatives of unity and social justice with a practical reading of the ground reality in India’s villages. The paper suggests reform in social, cultural and political structures and practices at the village level along with economic prescriptions such as increasing the marketability of agricultural produce and creating jobs in the manufacturing sector to absorb workers displaced from the agricultural sector. Keywords: India’s agrarian sector; Evolution of Indian agriculture; Land ceiling and tenancy laws; Agricultural exports; Modernizing agriculture; Landless labourers; Panchayati raj; Women in rural India (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-19-7177-8_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7177-8_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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