Land reform and agricultural productivity in India: A review of the evidence

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-269

  Ghatak, Maitreesh ^a   Roy, Sanchari ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Land reform; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; LAND REFORM; LAND TYPE; LEGISLATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 44449126624     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grm017     Document Type: Review

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