The political economy of agricultural policy reform in India
Subtitle: the case of fertilizer supply and electricity supply for groundwater irrigation
By: Regina Birner, Surupa Gupta, and Neeru Sharma.
Contributors: Gupta, Surupa.; Sharma, Neeru.; International Food Policy Research Institute.
Series: IFPRI research report -- 163; Research report (International Food Policy Research Institute) -- 163.
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780896291720
Subjects: Agriculture and state -- India; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- India; Agricultural subsidies -- India
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Insights from the literature; title: Conceptual framework and research methods; title: Fertilizer policy in India: an overview; title: Fertilizer policy in India: evolution and reform initiatives; title: The politics of fertilizer supply to agriculture: analysis of political actors, discourses and strategies; title: Policy implications for fertilizer policy reform; title: Electricity supply to agriculture in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab: an overview; title: Electricity supply to agriculture in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab:  evolution and reform initiatives; title: The politics of electricity supply to agriculture: analysis of political actors, discourses and strategies; title: Policy implications for electricity supply to agriculture; title: The political economy of fertilizer and electricity supply to agriculture in comparison; title: Political strategies for policy reform; title: Concluding remarks.