Distress in the fields: Indian agriculture after economic liberalization.

The book "Distress in the fields: Indian agriculture after economic liberalization" provides an extensive review of agricultural policy in India following the country's economic liberalization in 1991. The book examines various aspects of agriculture, including land and agrarian relations, investment and expenditure, agricultural trade, costs, profits, and incomes, credit and insurance, and agricultural marketing and food security. The authors argue that while capitalist development in agriculture has occurred, economic liberalization has led to agrarian distress and entrenched inequality. The book also highlights the limitations of the economic ideology that underpins agricultural policy in India. [Extracted from the article]