Sharecropping in a North Indian Village
基于北印度村庄的详细调查,研究了分成租佃的动机、合同选择、效率及租佃关系,对理解土地制度有参考价值。
This article presents a case study of sharecropping in a north Indian village. Drawing on a detailed survey of tenancy relations in the village, it examines a number of issues that have received prominent attention in the literature, including the motives for tenancy, the choice of tenancy contract, the rationale for equal shares, the relationship between tenant and landlord, the efficiency of sharecropping, and interlinkage. The wider implications of this case study are also discussed.