Agrarian Crisis in India : : The Case of Bihar /

Agrarian Crisis in India : : The Case of Bihar / / F. Tomasson Jannuzi.

Although much has been written on agrarian reforms in India, there are few in-depth studies of specific states and none concerning the relevance of agrarian reforms to the economic development and political stability of Bihar— a state containing one-tenth of the people of India, a population compara...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Jannuzi, F. Tomasson,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1974
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (246 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Commitment to Agrarian Reforms
  • 2. The Abolition of Intermediary interests ("Zamindari Abolition")
  • 3. Post-Abolition Position of "Zamindari Classes"
  • 4. Rural Reactions to Zamindari Abolition
  • 5. Ceilings on the Size of Agricultural Holdings
  • 6. Consolidation of Agricultural Holdings
  • 7. The Movement for Bhoodan (Land Gift)
  • 8. The Growth of Agrarian Tensions
  • 9. The Future of Bihar: Revolutionary Ferment or Evolutionary Change?
  • Appendix. Case Studies—Descriptions of Selected Villages
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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