Lele, Uma, Manmohan Agarwal, Sambuddha Goswami, Patterns of Structural Transformation and Agricultural Productivity Growth

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, 2018, pp. 295, Price ` 500/-. ISBN: 978-81-930376-4-5.

Abstract

The process of structural transformation has constantly interested economic systems, as it
manifested itself the shift from agriculture to non-agriculture activities and subsequently from
manufacturing to service activities. Structural change of an economy is both cause and a
determinant of restless economic growth (Metcalfe, 2002). But this does not mean that the
agriculture being a low productive sector will eventually vanish from the system. On the contrary
productivity in agriculture should increase over a period as technological advancements spreads to
the agricultural sector, and yield per hectare would surly then rise along with labour efficiency