Modern Rice Technology and Income Distribution in Asia / / ed. by Cristina C. David, Keijiro Otsuka.

Looking at seven Asian countries--with widely diverse production environments and agrarian and policy structures--the authors investigate to what extent the limited adoption of MVs in the irrigated and the favorable rainfed lowland areas has exacerbated inequalities in the distribution of income.

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:An International Rice Research Institute Project
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Physical Description:1 online resource (475 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Tables --
Figures --
Preface --
Part 1. Scope, Focus, and Methodology --
1. Introduction --
2. Differential Impact of Modern Rice Varieties in Asia: An Overview --
3. An Integrated Analytical Framework --
Part 2. Country Studies --
4. Technological Change, Land Reform, and Income Distribution in the Philippines --
5. Modern Rice Variety Adoption and Factor-Market Adjustments in Indonesia --
6. Varietal Improvements, Productivity Change, and Income Distribution: The Case of Lampung, Indonesia --
7. Modern Variety Adoption, Factor-Price Differential, and Income Distribution in Thailand --
8. Production Environments, Modern Variety Adoption, and Income Distribution in Bangladesh --
9. Modern Variety Adoption, Wage Differentials, and Income Distribution in Nepal --
10. Irrigation Quality, Modern Variety Adoption, and Income Distribution: The Case of Tamil Nadu in India --
11. The Nature and Impact of Hybrid Rice in China --
Part 3. Technology and Income in Asian Rice Farming --
12. Modern Rice Technology: Emerging Views and Policy Implications --
Appendix --
References --
The Contributors --
Index --
About the Book
Summary:Looking at seven Asian countries--with widely diverse production environments and agrarian and policy structures--the authors investigate to what extent the limited adoption of MVs in the irrigated and the favorable rainfed lowland areas has exacerbated inequalities in the distribution of income.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685854768
9783110784268
DOI:10.1515/9781685854768
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Cristina C. David, Keijiro Otsuka.