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100 _aDebroy, Bibek Ed.
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245 _aIntegrating the rural poor into markets.
_hBook
260 _aDelhi
_bAcademic Foundation
_c2005
300 _a470p.
500 _aContents Editors' Introduction. ..9 Contributors to this Volume. .. 13 1. Integrating the Poor into Market Systems (IPMAS): A Blueprint Amitabha Sadangi. .. 17 2. Agricultural Policy and Rural Poverty Reduction in India N.C. Saxena 51 3. What Ails Indian Agriculture? Satyaprafeosh, T.L. & Ashutosh Apa Teli .. 73 4. Growth and the Poor Farmer: Why is it so Important to Reform Agriculture? Amir Ullah Khan 91 5. Challenges of Integrating Small Holders in Markets S J. Phansalfear99 6. Managing Risk: Insurance for the Rural Poor? Saleema Razvi 123 7. The Indian Microfinance Experience: Accomplishments and Challenges Rajesh Chakrabarti .. 137 8. Soil Degradation in India: An Environmental and Socioeconomic Hazard S. Bhattacharya, M.QJ. Khan & S. Riyazuddin . 153 9. Is Drip Irrigation an Answer to the Water Problems of Small Farmers? Shagun Krishnan 177 10. Bt Cotton in India: A Case Study Shabana Zahoor 203 11. Information Technology and Rural Development in India Nirvikar Singh 221 12. ICT and Poverty Bibek Debroy 247 13. Incidence of Child Labour: Theory, and Evidence from India Shubhashis Gangopadhyay & Wilima Wadhwa . 267 14. Organic Farming: Sustainable Step Towards Food Safety, Production and Consumption Sugata Ghosh 295 15. Coping with New Environmental Issues Concerning Agriculture Exports Mohammed Saqib 349 16. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards, Quality Norms and Complementary Agricultural Activity Samrat Bose401 17. Are Subsidies in US Agriculture Justified? An Economic Analysis Shashwat Mody 445 Index . 463
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