Institutional framework and agricultural development in the eastern region

From: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics | Date: July 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

An attempt has been made in this paper to answer basic research questions related to the role of institutions constraining/stimulating the process of agricultural development in eastern India. The impact of institutions on technological change or growth process has been examined with the help of primary data collected in a field survey conducted in sample districts of the four constituent states of the eastern region. The data related to various institutions as well as level of technology prevailing in the sample villages consisting of two sets of sample households, i.e., low yield and high ...

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