Modeling the impact of agricultural growth and government policy on income distribution in India (English)

This article uses a limited general equilibrium model to investigate the growth and equity effects of a variety of economic and technical changes and selected agricultural policies in India. It explores how changes in food prices, rural wages, and farm profits associated with the Green Revolution period affected income distribution between net buyers and sellers of food. The model shows that income gains from the Green Revolution initially accrued...

DETAILS

Author

Quizon,Jaime B.;

Binswanger,Hans P.;
Document Date
1986/09/30
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
14152
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Modeling the impact of agricultural growth and government policy on income distribution in India
Keywords
farm profits

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)

Official PDF
TXT*
Total Downloads** : 575
Download Stats
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Citation

Quizon,Jaime B.; Binswanger,Hans P..

Modeling the impact of agricultural growth and government policy on income distribution in India (English). Washington, DC : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/812971468750267087

Modeling the impact of agricultural growth and government policy on income distribution in India (English)

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Citation

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS