{"product_id":"bengal-agriculture-1920-1946-a-quantitative-study-paperback-9780521049856","title":"Bengal Agriculture 1920–1946; A Quantitative Study (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521049856","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBengal Agriculture 1920–1946\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Quantitative Study\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a study of agricultural development in undivided Bengal during the period 1920-1946.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. Mufakharul Islam (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521049856, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.381 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a study of agricultural development in undivided Bengal during the period 1920-1946. The first part of the book is devoted to a close examination of the quality of the officially published crop statistics and a detailed analysis of the trends in cropped area, output and yield per acre. Particular topics discussed are the gradual deterioration in per capita crop production and the economic roots of the Bengal famine in 1943. The second part of the book deals with the factors that directly or indirectly affected crop trends. Amongst these are the effect of crop prices on area sown. Trends in physical capacity of Bengal agriculture are analysed and compared with those in the visible supply of labour and crop output. The problem of agricultural credit is discussed and the progress of the Co-operative credit movement evaluated.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e Foreword K. N. Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. Nature of crop statistics and revision\u003cbr\u003e 2. Trends in output, acreage and yield: all-crops, food crops and cash crops\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trends in output, acreage and yield: individual crops\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 4. Price elasticity of acreage under cultivation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Capital in agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 6. Agricultural credit and the Co-operative Credit Movement\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bengal landlords and agriculture\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: statistical tables\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006270492952,"sku":"9780521049856","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521049856i_a0974236-fe12-4637-915a-6a45488aaa37.jpg?v=1694968722","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bengal-agriculture-1920-1946-a-quantitative-study-paperback-9780521049856","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}