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Agrarian reform in West Bengal: objectives, achievements and limitations

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Working paper on agrarian reform in West Bengal, India. Discusses historical trends in agricultural production and agrarian structure, impact of land ownership, agricultural credit distribution, technological change, wage policy, marketed agricultural surplus, etc. on rural area poverty, and gives evaluation of success and limitations of current reform in respect of rural development and employment policy.

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  • Ghose, Ajit Kumar,, 1980. "Agrarian reform in West Bengal: objectives, achievements and limitations," ILO Working Papers 992032743402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992032743402676
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