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100 _a"Nair, Kusum"
245 0 _aIn defense of the irrational peasant
260 _aChicago
260 _bUniversity of Chicago Press
260 _c1979
300 _a154 p.
520 _aThis book ... makes a genuine contribution to our understanding of the differential behavior of Indian peasants to similar incentives and conditions. Many people have often asked why the Green Revolution was so successful in the Punjab, but not in Bihar- Mrs. Nair provides an answer that to me makes sense ... and she provides recommendations for policy that seem to me of value in creating incentives for efficient output
650 _aPeasantry India.
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