This book explores the actual scenario of West Bengal’s much discusses land reform movement ‘Operation Barga’. Presenting a historical overview of landholding and cropping relations in both pre and post-independent India, It traces the roots of the land reform movement and relates it to socio-historical and theoretical issues. Further discussing the expectations and achievements of land reform in revitalizing the present agrarian system in the era of ...
The book consists of in two volumes. Vol. 1 relates to the aspects of production, and Vol. 2 to that of the determinants of production and critically evaluates the achievements and performance of Indian agriculture after Independence. The sustainability and Food security aspects of agricultural development are also examined. After independence it was a challenge to the planners to develop the agriculture to achieve the self-sufficiency because of depressing ...