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The Ambiguous Ecologies of Agri‐Alternatives: Exploring the Calculus of Social Reproduction in Rural India

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper advances scholarship on agri‐alternatives by probing the gap between romanticised narratives of how alternative farming transitions ought to be and the actual practices farmers enact in their fields. Focusing on moments when such alternatives encounter on‐the‐ground realities, we propose ambiguous ecologies as a lens to explore the ...
Arianna Tozzi, Enid Still
wiley   +1 more source

Racialized Labour in the Colonial Food Regime: The Whitening of England's Farmworkers

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The crystallization of a colonial food regime in the 1870s centred around Britain is key to historical accounts of agrarian political economy. Yet such accounts have neglected the role of the agrarian proletariat in shaping this regime from below and its basis in racialized hierarchy.
Ben Richardson
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive primary health care for cost-effective scale-up of depression screening in India: an economic modelling study. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet Reg Health Southeast Asia
Purohit N   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
wiley   +1 more source

Price Indices Rekindled, 1970s–1990s: Theory and Practice at Cross Purposes?

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper revisits the discussions on price indices during a period marked by theoretical advancements and practical challenges in measuring inflation. Index‐number theorists sought to improve accuracy, yet national statistical offices largely maintained established practices due to concerns over data availability, stability, and public trust.
Victor Cruz‐e‐Silva, Bert M. Balk
wiley   +1 more source

Economy-wide impact of a reduction in tobacco use in India. [PDF]

open access: yesTob Control
John RM   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

FinTech Lending and Cashless Payments

open access: yesThe Journal of Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Borrowers' use of cashless payments improves their access to capital from FinTech lenders and predicts a lower probability of default. These relationships are stronger for cashless technologies providing more precise information, and for outflows. Cashless payment usage complements other signals of borrower quality.
PULAK GHOSH, BORIS VALLEE, YAO ZENG
wiley   +1 more source

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