The creation of WTO in 1995 and the globlization trends of the recent past have impacted the world economies-particularly those of developing cuntries-immensely. Countries worldwide are reshaping their economic and trade policies to meet the challenges of new rules of trade under WTO and intense competition unleashed by the forces of globalization. The changed economic milieu has affected the Indian economy-more so the agricultural sector-in serveral ways. The stagnating Indian agruculture has aggravated the urgency for debate on how to meet the challenges of new rules of the game under WTO and globlization.
This book contains 11 research papers-contributed by experts in the field-which provide deep insights into the various dimensions of the impact of new world economic order on agriculture in India.