Agrarian studies : essays on agrarian relations in less-developed countries / edited by V. K. Ramachandran and Madhura Swaminathan

Includes index.

Poverty and distribution of land/ Keith Griffin, Azizur Rahman Khan and Amy Ickowitz Paths of capitalist agrarian transition in the past and in the contemporary world/ Terence J. Byres Gobalization of capital and terms of trade movements/ Prabhat Patnaik Deflation and Deja Vu: Indian Agriculture in the world economy/ Utsa Patnaik Agrarian relations, Human development and neoliberal land reform Agrarian transformation and Human development: Instrumental and constitutive links/ Amiya Kumar Bagchi Land and agrarian reform in South Africa: contemporary challenges and perspectives/ Richard Levin Agrarian transition in Russia/ Nirmal Kumar Chandra The politics of partial reform in the Philippines/ James Putzel The land market approach to rural development/ M. Riad El-Ghonemy Agrarian reform in Brazil: victories and challenges in the era of globalization/ Marcos Kowarick Latin America: Country experiences Mexico: peasant agriculture and food in a global context/ Kristen Appendini The neoliberal transformation of Chilean agriculture in the era of globalization/ Cristobal Kay South Asia: production, employment and poverty Agrarian relations in contemporary West Bengal and tasks for the left/ Surya Kanta Mishra, Vikas Rawal Presentation land relations in contemporary Kerala: a survey/ P.K.Michael Tharakan Changes in Agrarian relations and livelihoods in rural Bangladesh: insights from repeat village studies/ Mahabub Hossain, Manik L. Bose, Alamgir Chowdhury, Ruth Meinzen-Dick Agriculture, employment and poverty: recent trends in Rural India/ Abhijit Sen Agricultural workers in rural Tamil Nadu: a field report/ V. K. Ramachandran, Madhura Swaminathan, Vikas Rawal Some Socialist experiences Economic and social vulnerability in rural China : Current situation and some emerging policy issues/ Zhang Xiaoshan Presentation Dealing with Agrarian relations in the process of rural development: experience of the communist party of Vietnam/ Nguyen Tan Trinh Cuba: An experience of rural development/ Victor Manuel Figueroa Albelo