Agrarian Change and Urbanization in Southern India City and the Peasant /

• Main Authors: Purushothaman, Seema (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Patil, Sheetal (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: India Studies in Business and Economics,
• Subjects: Agricultural economics.; Sociology, Urban.; Social policy.; Agricultural Economics.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Social Policy.

This book takes readers on a journey through the evolution of agricultural communities in southern India, from their historical roots to the recent global neo-liberal era. It offers insights into a unique combination of themes, with a particular focus on agrarian change and urbanisation, specificall...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Contemporary Agrarian Questions - a view from below
• Chapter 2: Approach and Methodology
• Chapter 3: Agro-Ecology and Society in Karnataka
• Chapter 4: Farming in an urbanizing Karnataka - towards a 'bottom-up' perspective
• Chapter 5: Family Farms around a Big City
• Chapter 6: Family Farms in the Agro-Industrial Region of Mandya
• Chapter 7: Family Farms in Remote Yadgir
• Chapter 8: The Future of Family farms.