Taking More than a Commission: A Critique of the Commission Agent System in Punjab Agriculture
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9789350021064
Length
142p., Illustrationsl; 22cm.
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The traditional money lending system as represented by the arhtiyas in rural Punjab is undergoing varied changes. As Punjab’s agrarian crisis is deepening day by day, the entire peasantry has sunk deeply into indebtedness. On the one hand, farmers have become increasingly dependent on the arhtiya for a steady flow of cash not only for agricultural inputs but also for other daily needs crucial to their survival, on the other, capitalist development in the ...
