Articles by N S Jodha

This note argues that continued analysis of economic efficiency in farming within a framework of cross-sectional production functions is bound to be an unrewarding activity for economists. Particular criticism is directed at the inevitable Cobb-Douglas function, supporting the apparently unheeded plea of R K Sau [10] against uncautious and uncritical use of this restrictive model.


but also be conducive to development (economic and social) according to the genius of the people of the region.
Contrail, it was pointed out that these steps were not the real solution because the problem was not one of lack of participation and regional disparities in development but of the class basis of political power and there was no reason to believe that this class character would undergo any change with smaller states. Fears were actually expressed that regional movements were often whipped up by the very class which rules and are directed in support of the interests of this class rather than the progressive goals of participation and an egalitarian pattern of growth.

Indian Agriculture; Before and After N S Jodha Growth and Instability In Indian Agriculture by S R Sen; Firma K L Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta, 1971; pp 128; Rs 15.

N S Jodha In the wake of the green revolution, the regional disparities in the farm sector threaten to get accentuated. The factor endowments of the regions vary vastly and so also their capacity to take advantage of the new technology which has ushered in the green revolution. The dry areas, in particular, stand automatically neglected under the country's new strategy with its bias for areas with assured water.

Prospects for Small Farmers N s Jodha Although the problem of small farmers has received considerable attention and several alternatives have been suggested to make their economy viable, most of the solutions suggested require a resource base which is beyond the capacity of the small farmers. Any plan to revitalise the economy of small farmers would therefore require outright financial grants or liberal credit from external sources.