Title: The political economy of agricultural policy reform in India : fertilizers and electricity for irrigation

Authors: Birner, Regina and Gupta, Surupa and Sharma, Neeru

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)

Year: cop. 2011

Journal: IFPRI research monograph

Volume: [174]

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, public services, agricultural development, subsidies, irrigation, administrative reform, india

Abstract: Decentralization and devolution of groundwater management, energy supply, and fertilizer subsidies are among the options for agricultural policy reform that aim to reduce or eliminate elite capture in rural India.

URL: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/rr174.pdf

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