Analysis Of Green Revolution In India
Land Grabs in China
China is in a period of economic transition from a command economy to a free-market economy. Explain the difference between these two economic systems.
A command economy is one in which the government controls the economy while a free market economy is an economic system in which the people control the economy.
Using the concept of land ownership as an example, explain how China is still retaining elements of a command economy.
The government of China is taking land from people without their consent to use it for China’s economic prosperity. When doing this, the government tends to tread landowners unfairly and often cheat them out of the value of their land.
How are rural residents responding to the perceived ‘land-grab’ by the Chinese government? What fundamental right in a market economy are these residents demanding? What is the purpose (or justification) of the government for taking the land?
Rural residents are protesting against these actions by the government, these residents are demanding the fundamental right of property. The government is justifying these actions by claiming that they are done to benefit China’s economy.
Huge numbers of rural residents migrate into urban centers throughout China. How do these workers contribute to China’s growing market economy?
Approximately 200 million rural migrants are already employed in the cities, construction sites, warehouses, restaurants, and shops. Nevertheless, they have limited access to state healthcare, education, and social security. They build the towns and make them work, but they are regarded as people of the second class. Reform, however, would be controversial. City residents are fearful that a wave of poor migrants will take over their jobs.
Green Revolution in India
What were the causes and results of the Bengal Famine in 1943?
Some causes of the 1943 Bengal Famine were a low food supply due to WWII and population growth with a much higher rate than food production. Nevertheless, the green revolution also occurred, and the yield per unit of agriculture rose by more than 30 percent between 1947 and 1979, as a result of the famine, approximately 4 million people died of starvation. Around 1978 and 1979, the green revolution led to a record high harvest of 131 million tons of rice.
Briefly describe the three basic elements of the Green Revolution in India:
The three basic elements of India's green revolution were the use of seeds with improved genetics, the continued expansion of plantations, and established farmland double-cropping. Through improving plant genetics, farmers were able to grow plants that were more disease resistant and, among other things, yielded a higher yield. The continued expansion of farms and double cropland also allowed higher production of crops.
List two positive results of the Green Revolution in India:
Industrial growth induced by the green revolution resulted in more job openings and indirectly helped other parts of the economy including electricity as reservoirs were constructed to better control water, which also created hydroelectricity.
List three positive economic, sociologic, or political results of the Green revolution in India:
The green revolution created jobs in India, made India an exporter of food as opposed to a starving nation, and allowed India to repay its loans to the World Bank. The green revolution also allowed people to specialize in other areas of study now that they were not required to farm but could buy crops from other, larger farms. The green revolution also increased the GDP of India as manufacturing and other areas of the economy developed and grew.
Briefly describe two limitations of the Green revolution in India:
India is still not entirely self-sufficient, as it still relies on goods from other countries, especially in times of drought, such as onions and sugar. Yet self-sufficiency is not as essential as it was in the globalizing world. India has also failed to extend the theory of high yield crops to all crops and regions, and the green revolution remains largely confined to food grains, as opposed to all agricultural practices.
Argumentative Essay
Outline
The Green Revolution resulted in overall grain production of 131 million tons in 1978-79, making India one of the biggest agricultural producers in the world. (Green Revolution in India: A Case Study
Why Green Revolution?
Section: Statistical Results of the Green Revolution
In crop areas under high-yield varieties, more water, more nitrogen, more pesticides, fungicides, and certain other chemicals are required. It promoted the growth of the local manufacturing industry. The industrial growth created new employment, contributing to the state's GDP. (Green Revolution in India : A Case Study Why Green Revolution? Section: Economic Results of the Green Revolution)
The increase in irrigation led to the need for increased management of monsoon water for new dams. The pumped water was used to create hydroelectric power. This, in effect, stimulated industrial growth, created jobs and improved the quality of life of people by providing them with more access to electricity and water. (Green Revolution in India: A Case Study Why Green Revolution? Section: Economic Results of the Green Revolution)
Today, demand still falls short of the agricultural production of India. The Green Revolution has NOT succeeded, however impressive it may be, in making India fully and indefinitely self-sufficient in food. India faced severe drought conditions in 1979 and 1987 due to poor monsoon, raising questions as to whether the Green Revolution was a real long-term achievement. (Green Revolution in India: A Case Study Why Green Revolution? Section: Limitations of the Green Revolution)
India was unable to apply the high-yield seed theory to all crops or areas. In respect to crops, it remains largely confined to food grains, not all types of agricultural products. Only the states of Punjab and Haryana showed the best regional performance of the Green Revolution. The east plains of the River Ganges also produced reasonably good results in the West Bengal region. But the numbers were less impressive in other parts of India. (Green Revolution in India : A Case Study Why Green Revolution? Section: Limitations of the Green Revolution)
Nothing like Bengal's drought will occur in India again. Nevertheless, it is troubling to note that even today there are places such as Kalahandi (in India's eastern state of Orissa) where conditions similar to famine have continued for many years and some hunger deaths have also been reported. This is attributed, of course, to reasons other than food availability in India, but the very fact that some people still die of malnutrition in India raises questions as to whether the Green Revolution has succeeded in its overall social objectives, even though it has been a resounding success in agricultural production. (Green Revolution in India : A Case Study Why Green Revolution? Section: Limitations of the Green Revolution)
Thesis statement (why does one outweigh the other?)
The Green Revolution's positive effects greatly outweigh the negatives. While it could be argued that the Green Revolution has not succeeded in making its star pupil, India, completely independent, or that there are places such as Kalahandi (in the eastern state of Orissa in India) where poverty-like conditions have existed for many years and deaths from hunger have also been reported, these negative aspects of the Green Revolution are not enough to say it was a negative event. The Green Revolution has generated some positive results, such as the when Green Revolution between 1947 (when India gained political independence) and 1979 when it was deemed to have produced its commodities, yield per unit of farmland increased by more than 30%. As well as how more irrigation, more nitrogen, more pesticides, fungicides, and certain other chemicals are necessary for plant areas under high-yield varieties. This stimulated local manufacturing sector growth. . This industrial growth created new employment and added to the country's GDP. All in all, India has become a food exporter from a starving country. This has gained admiration for India in the comity of nations, especially in the Third World. India not only benefited from the green revolution, it also supported China, Mexico and the Philippines. among many others. This event greatly benefited less developed countries and although the Green Revolution did not achieve all that was expected of it, the Green Revolution improved the agriculture of numerous countries and quite frankly, some change for the good is better than none.
