Accidental Gamblers: Risk and Vulnerability in Vidarbha Cotton

Sarthak Gaurav; Thiagu Ranganathan

doi:10.1017/9781108935814

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Risk and Vulnerability in Vidarbha Cotton

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Gaurav, Sarthak Singh, Rahul Kumar and Ranganathan, Thiagu 2024. Labour Supply of Cultivator and Labour Households: Insights From a Longitudinal Survey in Vidarbha, Maharashtra. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 67, Issue. 4, p. 1117.

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Sarthak Gaurav, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Thiagu Ranganathan, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: April 2023
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781108935814
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935814

Subjects:: History, Political Economy, Politics and International Relations, Economic History

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Vidarbha – a major cotton growing region in central India has been the epicentre of a protracted agrarian crisis. Chronic indebtedness and farmers' suicides continue unabated despite decades of state intervention. Going beyond the contemporary discourse that finds fault in neoliberal policies and integration with global markets, this fascinating book tells the story of how nineteenth century 'accidents' particularly in the form of colonial policies and the American Civil War ushered in institutional transformations that shaped the region's cotton economy. By drawing insights from their longitudinal study in villages of the region spanning 12 years, Gaurav and Ranganathan present the 'gambles' that farmers are part of. The novelty of combining a long view of history and evidence based on primary field research results in a book that underscores the importance of investigating roots of agrarian crisis and paying attention to adjustments of farm households, at a crucial juncture in India's economic transformation.

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Risk and Vulnerability in Vidarbha Cotton

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Illustrations
pp vii-x

List of Tables
pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xviii

List of Abbreviations
pp xix-xxiv

Introduction
pp 1-10

Part I
pp 11-12

1 - A Brief History of Vidarbha
pp 13-59

2 - Accidents and Gambles in Colonial Vidarbha
pp 60-158

Part II
pp 159-160

3 - Field and Fieldwork
pp 161-217

4 - Gambles of Farmers
pp 218-268

5 - Inputs in the Cotton Gamble
pp 269-314

6 - Risk and Vulnerability
pp 315-372

7 - Conclusion
pp 373-410

Glossary
pp 411-416

Bibliography
pp 417-465

Index
pp 466-497

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