Agrarian reform in West Bengal: objectives, achievements and limitations

Ghose, Ajit Kumar,

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on agrarian reform in West Bengal, India. Discusses historical trends in agricultural production and agrarian structure, impact of land ownership, agricultural credit distribution, technological change, wage policy, marketed agricultural surplus, etc. on rural area poverty, and gives evaluation of success and limitations of current reform in respect of rural development and employment policy.

Keywords: agrarian reform.; history; trend; agricultural production; agrarian structure; land ownership; agricultural credit; technological change; wage policy; market.; agricultural surplus.; rural area; poverty; evaluation.; success; rural development; employment policy; statistical table; réforme agraire; reforma agraria; histoire; tendance; production agricole; structure agraire; propriété foncière; crédit agricole; changement technologique; politique des salaires; marché; excédent agricole; zone rurale; pauvreté; évaluation; réussite; développement rural; politique de l'emploi; tableau statistique; historia; tendencia; producción agrícola; estructura agraria; propiedad de la tierra; crédito agrícola; cambio tecnológico; política salarial; mercado; excedente agrícola; zona rural; pobreza; evaluación; éxito; desarrollo rural; política de empleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 P. pages
Date: 1980
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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