Rural Development:: Theories of Peasant Economy and Agrarian Change

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Author: John Harriss

• Binding: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788131608432

• Pages: 410 pages

• Release Date: 01-11-2017

• Languages: English

• Package Dimensions: 11.0 x 7.1 x 1.2 inches

About the Book
Rural Development: Theories of Peasant Economy and Agrarian Change provides an essential collection of papers for students and scholars of rural development. The editor has meticulously selected key papers, presenting them with a general introduction and interlinking passages to highlight the varying theoretical interpretations of rural economies and development. The book does not prescribe a singular approach to achieving rural development but offers a framework to analyze the processes shaping rural societies and economies. It helps readers understand the dynamics of rural phenomena and critically assess the interventions of agencies and planners in rural development.

The volume draws on material from across the developing world, especially Asia, Latin America, and Africa, making it a globally relevant resource for students of development studies, geography, agriculture, and economics. The selected papers provide rich insights into agrarian transitions, peasant economies, the role of the state, and more.

Contents

1. Introduction – John Harriss

2. ‘Unimodal’ and ‘Bimodal’ Strategies of Agrarian Change – B.F. Johnston and P. Kilby

3. Why Poor People Stay Poor – Michael Lipton

4. Agrarian Transition and the Agrarian Question – T.J. Byres

5. Urban Bias, Rural Bias, and Industrialization – Stuart Corbridge

6. The Differentiation of the Peasantry – V.I. Lenin

7. Classical Discussions of Capital and Peasantry – Göran Djurfeldt

8. Notes on Capital and Peasantry – Henry Bernstein

9. Peasant Economies and the Development of Capitalist Agriculture in the Cauca Valley, Colombia – M. Taussing

10. Polarization and Cyclical Mobility – Teodor Shanin

11. Chayanov’s Theory of Peasant Economy – Mark Harrison

12. Game Against Nature – Michael Lipton

13. Production Conditions in Indian Agriculture – Krishna Bharadwaj

14. Population, Involution, and Employment in Rural Java – Benjamin White

15. Peasants, Proletarianization, and the Articulation of Modes of Production – C.D. Scott

16. The State and the Peasantry in Tanzania – Philip Raikes

17. Taking the Part of Peasants – Gavin Williams

18. Towards a Practical Theory of Agrarian Transition – Mark Harrison

About the Author / Editor
John Harriss is a social anthropologist with a deep interest in the politics and political economy of India. He served as the Professor and Director of the Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics and was also the Dean of the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. He has conducted extensive research in India and other regions. Harriss is currently a Professor and founding Director of the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University and a Visiting Research Professor at the National University of Singapore.