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Front Cover; Agriculture, Growth and Redistribution of Income: Policy Analysis with a General Equilibrium Modelof India; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; CHAPTER 1. A FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY ANALYSIS; 1.1. Guiding Principles of India's Development; 1.2. Problems in Policy Formulation; 1.3. Desiderata for Policy Analysis; 1.4. Planning for National Development; 1.5. Modeling an Open and Mixed Economy; 1.6. Policy Analysis with an AGM; 1.7. Scope and Plan of the Book; CHAPTER 2. INDIAN ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE SINCE INDEPENDENCE

A ten-sector, sequential applied general equilibrium model is formulated, estimated, & simulated for analyzing agricultural policy choices for India until the year 2000. Ten groups of consumers (5 Ru), each with its own preferences & claims on output, are recognized in the model, the groups distinguished by the range of their per capita household (real) consumption expenditure. The simulations compare: four policies with respect to the compulsory purchase & subsidized distribution to consumers of a limited amount of foodgrains; & four foreign trade & aid scenarios. Procuring & freely distributing 100 kilograms of grain per capita per year & financing the cost through additional taxation improves income distribution with no reduction in growth. On the other hand, the same distributional policy financed by reducing investment has a negative impact on growth. 6 Tables, 2 Figures, 2 Appendixes, 15 References. HA