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Record Nr.

UNINA9910409704203321

Autore

Bathla Seema

Titolo

Agricultural Growth and Rural Poverty Reduction in India : Targeting Investments and Input Subsidies / / by Seema Bathla, Pramod Kumar Joshi, Anjani Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-3584-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations

Collana

India Studies in Business and Economics, , 2198-0012

Disciplina

338.10954

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects

Economic policy

Welfare state

Agricultural Economics

Economic Policy

Politics of the Welfare State

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Contextualising Public Intervention in Agriculture and Welfare Effects -- Spatial Patterns in Public Expenditure, Subsidies, and Outcomes -- Changing Composition of Private Investment and its Relation to Public Investment and Input Subsidy in Agriculture -- Welfare Effects of Investments and Input Subsidies -- Major Findings, Implications and Reflections on Input Subsidy. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a blueprint for the allocation of public expenditures “in” and “for” agriculture at the dis-aggregated state level and suggests a reorientation in favour of disadvantaged regions where the marginal returns on additional investments would be higher. It provides insights into the inter-linkages between public expenditures, private investment, rural poverty, and agriculture productivity from a regional perspective to reflect upon spatial differences in the welfare effects of various investments, subsidies, and policies. The book focuses on agricultural growth and rural poverty reduction through public and private investments, non-farm employment, and other pathways to the formulation of appropriate policies at the dis-aggregated state level. It



presents new evidence based on advanced econometric tools for analysing and understanding the relationship between public and private investments in agriculture and input subsidies (fertilizer, power, irrigation, and credit) together with their impacts at the dis-aggregated state level. The book also deliberates on an income based direct support system for farmers as an alternative to the existing input price subsidy regime. Accordingly, the book offers valuable insights not only for researchers working on poverty alleviation, rural economy, and agricultural growth, but also for policymakers.