?The proposed book provides an assessment of an important yet controversial policy initiated by the Indian government and governments of several other developing countries.
Nilabja Ghosh currently works at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi in the Agricultural Economics Research Unit. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Statistical Institute. Her research interests broadly cover agriculture, rural development and the environment, as well as forecasting agricultural performance by means of econometric modeling. In addition to her research activities, she regularly provides input to the Government of India to facilitate informed policymaking and to improve its statistical database.
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Chapter 1 : Introduction.- Chapter 2: Evolution and re-constitution of Markets.- Chapter 3: International perspectives and Lessons for India.- Chapter 4: Objectives, Data and Methodology.- Chapter 5: India’s Agricultural Markets: Regulation and revitalization.- Chapter 6: Contemporary reforms and the Transitions in Sample states.- Chapter 7 : Socio-economic conditions and Agriculture in Sample States.- Chapter 8: Selling to Corporate Marketing Intermediaries.- Chapter 9: Selling to Processors on Contract.- Chapter 10: Selling to Organized Retailers.- Chapter 11: Direct Marketing by Farmers.- Chapter 12: Contracts with Local traders in West Bengal.- Chapter 13: Local Marketing support in Bihar.- Chapter 14: Impact and Policy implications of the Transitions.- Chapter 15: Reconsidering Agricultural marketing in India.- Appendices.