Bengal Agriculture 1920 1946: A Quantitative Study

by M. Mufakharul Islam

Book Overview

This is a study of agricultural development in undivided Bengal during the period 1920-1946. The first part of the book is devoted to a close examination of the quality of the officially published crop statistics and a detailed analysis of the trends in cropped area, output and yield per acre. Particular topics discussed are the gradual deterioration in per capita crop production and the economic roots of the Bengal famine in 1943. The second part...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521049857
• ISBN13: 9780521049856
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"