Agriculture productivity, growth and change in post-colonial India from a
spatial perspective has yet to be rigorously examined and in particular, the
impacts of economic liberalisation and deregulation have not been empirically
investigated at a small area level using more advanced statistical and spatial
techniques. Understanding the process of regional formation and the rapid
transitioning of agricultural landscapes in the post liberalisation phase is
pivotal to developing and devising regional economic development.
This book employs advanced methods to empirically examine the key
characteristics and patterns of change in agricultural growth and productivity.
It offers insights on changes in agricultural production and practices since the
colonial period through to