Limits to Radical Intervention
Agricultural Taxation in West Bengal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3883994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ross Mallick (Northwestern Polytechnic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 147-164 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1990.tb00371.x |
| OpenAlex | W2058237715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
Agricultural taxation policy formulation under the Left Front government in West Bengal indicates landed interests are now powerful enough to resist enhanced taxation. As the most radical government in India abandoned proposed agricultural tax increases in the face of landowner opposition, and felt obliged to lower land taxes instead, India is not likely to increase land revenue for economic development. This effective landowner veto power over taxation policy indicates significant agrarian reform is not forthcoming in India, and the trend is towards greater subsidies for surplus-producing farmers. The research was conducted through interviews with the policy formulators in West Bengal
Agrarian society · Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Economic interventionism · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Land tenure · Market economy · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Revenue · Socioeconomics · Subsidy · Tax revenue · Veto · West bengal · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Finance · Social and Economic Development in India
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2015 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |