Birner, Regina.

The political economy of agricultural policy reform in India : fe rtilizers and electricity for irrigation / Regina Birner, Surupa Gup ta, and Neeru Sharma. - Washington, D.C. : International Food Policy Research Institute, c2011. - xxvii, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - IFPRI research monograph .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-221) and index.

Insights from the literature -- Conceptual framework and research me thods -- Fertilizer policy in India: an overview -- Fertilizer policy i n India: evolution and reform initiatives -- The politics of fertilizer supply to agriculture: analysis of political actors, discourses and st rategies -- Policy implications for fertilizer policy reform -- Electri city supply to agriculture in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab: an overview -- Electricity supply to agriculture in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab: evolu tion and reform initiatives -- The politics of electricity supply to ag riculture: analysis of political actors, discourses and strategies -- P olicy implications for electricity supply to agriculture -- Comparing t he political economy of fertilizer and electricity supply to agricultur e -- Political strategies for policy reform -- Concluding remarks.

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Agriculture and state--India.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--India.
Agricultural subsidies--India.

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