Rural infrastructure and agricultural output linkages: A study of 256 Indian districts

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 444-459

  Narayanamoorthy, A ^a   Hanjra, Munir A ^b  

^a GOKHALE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND ECONOMICS   (India)

^b International Development Consultant   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DATA SET; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; NEW DELHI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33846049182     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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