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On the political economy of corporate encroachment in agriculture: short term macroeconomic concerns

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  • Shantanu Roy

    (TERI School of Advanced Studies)

  • C. Saratchand

    (University of Delhi)

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Macroeconomic interactions between agriculture and non-agricultural sectors of a developing economy are irreducibly linked to corporate encroachment in agriculture. In this paper we discuss some short run aspects of macroeconomic interaction between the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors of a developing economy like India with implicit and explicit policy support to the process of corporate encroachment in agriculture. We then set out a simple mathematical model to evaluate the macroeconomic consequences of policy support to the process of corporate encroachment in agriculture. An important component of inter-sectoral relationships in India has been the institution of a system of public procurement of agricultural commodities and its disbursal through a public distribution system. Policy support to corporate encroachment in agriculture has involved both these components for instance an attenuation of public procurement and a diminution of the public distribution system due to targeting. Though the Three Farm Laws have been repealed, the threat of further corporate encroachment into agriculture, through other means, remains.

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  • Shantanu Roy & C. Saratchand, 2023. "On the political economy of corporate encroachment in agriculture: short term macroeconomic concerns," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 40(3), pages 869-897, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:epolit:v:40:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s40888-023-00309-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s40888-023-00309-8
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