Theories of Share Cropping - Evidence From North-East India

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Sharecropping or tenancy occupies a central place in agricultural economics. It is a puzzle. How could it be a source of efficient production when half of the produce goes to the land- lord and half remains with the tenant. Tenant equates half production with his marginal productivity and thus applies less labour and other inputs to agriculture than in owner cultivation. This puzzle remains un- solved for more than three hundred years.

Many notable economists ventured to solve this puzzle and as a result innumerable theories came into being. This book has compiled them briefly to facilitate students' ready reading than going to several journals and books. It will be of great help to students of agricultural economics and researchers. The author's own model is of particular interest.

BIJIT KUMAR DUTTA (b. 1959), he did B.A. (H) in Economics from St. Anthony's College Shillong, did his M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He is a life member of Indian Economic Association and contributed several papers in leading Indian and foreign journals. Presently he is working in Pachhunga University College (Mizoram University) Aizawl, Mizoram

Sharecropping or as a commonly known by tenancy is perversely prevailing throughout India, alas world albeit conceal or legal. Why so? Why share tenancy, fixed crop tenancy, owner cultivation co-exist side by side. Several theories were profounded and eminent scholars participated in this debate. This arose my interest in this study. I compiled most of these theories (an outline) in this book. and then applied them with real world evidence from Karimganj district of Assam in North-East India. I took help from several scholars writings but all errors and ommisions are mine.

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