M.A. ECONOMICS (SEMESTER-WISE) - Dr BR Ambedkar University

DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA .Principles of land utilization, Land distribution — Structure and trends, Land values and rent, Landtenures and farming systems — Peasant, capitalist, collective and state farming, Problems of marginaland small farmers.Rural FinanceRole of capital and rural credit, Organized and unorganized capital market, Rural savings andCapital formation, Reorganization of rural credit — cooperatives, commercial banks, regional rural banks,Role of NABARD.UNIT 4:Cooperation in IndiaCooperative movement, Genesis and growth of cooperative sectorAgricultural PricesAgricultural markets and marketing efficiency — Marketing functions and costs, Regulated markets,State policy with respect to agricultural marketing, Warehousing, Prices, Taxation and crop insurance,Terms of trade between agricultural and non-agricultural prices, Food security in India and publicdistribution system.UNIT 5:Agricultural Growth in IndiaRecent trends in agricultural growth in India, Inter-regional variations in growth of output andProductivity, Cropping pattern shifts, Sustainable agriculture — indigenous practices, Bio-technologicalpractices and growth potential.Agriculture and External SectorRole of MNCs, Globalization of Indian economy and problems and prospects of Indian agriculture, Impactof World Trade Organization on Indian agricultureRecommended Books• Bhaduri, A., The Economic Structure of Backward Agriculture, Macmillan, Delhi.• Bilgrami, S.A.R., Agricultural Economics, Himalaya Publishing House, Delhi.• Dantwala, M.L., Indian Agricultural Development since Independence, Oxford & IBH, NewDelhi.• Government of India, Report of the National Commission on Agriculture, New Delhi.Government of India, Economic Survey (Annual), New Delhi.Page 16