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<br/>This book is based on the syllabi of the subject of agricultural economics in B.Sc. (Ag.) courses offered in the State Agricultural Universities. Though there are a number of textbooks published covering various branches of agricultural economics separately, there is no textbook so far by Indian authors, covering major branches in tune with the requirements of undergraduates in the faculty of agriculture. Contents: Introduction / Micro-economics: Economics its Subject Matter / Basic Concepts in Economics / Consumer Behaviour and Demand / Theory of Costs / Supply / Production / Market Structure / Distribution / Macroeconomics: National Income / Money / Public Expenditure / Public Revenue / Unemployment / Business Cycles or Trade Cycles / Inflation / Agricultural Production Economics: Agricultural Production Economics / Laws of Returns / Factor-Product Relationship / Factor-Factor Relationship / Product-Product Relationship / Returns to Scale / Production Functions / Farm Management: Farm Management / Economic Principles Applied to Farm Management / Types of Farming / Types of Farm Business Organizations / Farm Planning / Application of Operations Research Techniques to Farm Management / Size of Farm / Farm Records / Farm Accountancy / Farm Inventory / Depreciation / Farm Efficiency Measures / Management of Farm Resources / Risk and Uncertainty / Agricultural Finance: Agricultural Finance / Institutional Agencies in Agricultural Credit / Tests of Farm Credit Proposals / Tools of Farm Financial Analysis / Agricultural Projects / Agricultural Marketing: Agricultural Marketing / Process of Agricultural Marketing / Problems in Agricultural Marketing / Suggestions to Improve Agricultural Marketing / Marketing Channels / Agricultural Prices / Role of Government in Agricultural Marketing / Economic Problems of Indian Agriculture: Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy / Agriculture in Five-Year Plans / Agricultural Technology / Land Reforms / Agricultural Labour / Farm Mechanization / Capital Formation in Agriculture / Irrigation / Agricultural Price Policy / World Trade Organization (WTO)<br/> |