Socio-Economic Surveys
of Three Villages
in Andhra Pradesh
A Study of Agrarian Relations
edited by V.K. Ramachandran, Vikas Rawal, Madhura Swaminathan
2010
9 x 7 inches
xxii + 230 pages
Paperback
ISBN: 978-81-89487-67-6
Rs 295
The book
This volume is a field report on surveys of agrarian relations in three villages in Andhra Pradesh conducted by scholars of the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. The study villages are Ananthavaram village in Kollur mandal, Guntur district; Bukkacherla village in Raptadu mandal, Anantapur district; and Kothapalle village in Thimmapur L.M.D. Mandal, Karimnagar district.
This volume presents an analysis of statistical data collected through the village surveys with a special focus on differences across socio-economic classes and social groups. There are separate chapters on land and asset inequality, tenancy, household incomes, crop incomes, employment and wages, indebtedness, literacy and school education, and household amenities.
The report attempts to contribute information, statistical data and analysis to the discussion on agrarian relations and economic distress in contemporary rural Andhra Pradesh and India.
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