Agricultural Modernisation in Rural Orissa: Land Transfer and Ownership Pattern:
01 Mar 2000-Sociological bulletin (SAGE PublicationsSage India: New Delhi, India)-Vol. 49, Iss: 1, pp 63-90
TL;DR: In this paper, an examen des changements agraires a l'oeuvre dans l'Etat indien d'Orissa montre une tendance a la polarisation de la structure fonciere, i.e., les mesures de modernisation profitent aux proprietaires les plus riches, qui consolident la valorisation de leurs terres, elles poussent les plus pauvres a vendre des terres qui n'assurent plus la securite economique.
Abstract: Un examen des changements agraires a l'oeuvre dans l'Etat indien d'Orissa montre une tendance a la polarisation de la structure fonciere. Tandis que les mesures de modernisation profitent aux proprietaires les plus riches, qui consolident la valorisation de leurs terres, elles poussent les plus pauvres a vendre des terres qui n'assurent plus la securite economique. Il ne s'agit pas d'un mecanisme de libre concurrence, car il est lourdement biaise par les structures de pouvoir des villages, influences directement par la segregation dans l'acces au credit et aux services gouvernementaux, ainsi que par le monopole exerce par les elites villageoises sur l'organe juridique local, le panch
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Abstract: The paper examines the impact of modemization patterns in the agrarian economy of the rural setting. In course of presenting his observations in relation to the various technological and allied developmental activities in a particular village of Orissa the author has pin-pointed how mechanization in agricultural activities bring prosperity to the region so far as the nature of land and the life of the people are concerned. But at the same time there are contrary effect. The small and poor peasants have failed to cope with the new development-the new situation has become incompatible to them due to certain obvious reasons. The rich and progressive people are availing themselves of the better opportunities and they are drawing conspicuous benefit whereas the poor peasants have been facing economic insecurity which is on the increase with the march of time.
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