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To what extent did the process of commercialization of agriculture affect the rural scene in India?

  • UPSC 2010
  • Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

The commercialization of agriculture — the shift from subsistence cultivation toward production of cash crops for domestic and world markets — was one of the most far-reaching transformations of the colonial rural economy.

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  • Forces Driving Commercialization
  • Regional Specialization and Market Integration
  • Socio-Economic Distortions in the Rural Scene
  • Peasant Distress and Resistance

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