An International Rice Research Institute Project. Modern Rice Technology and Income Distribution in Asia

Looking at seven Asian countries--with widely diverse production environments and agrarian and policy structures--the authors investigate to what extent the limited adoption of MVs in the irrigated and the favorable rainfed lowland areas has exacerbated inequalities in the distribution of income. Contents Tables Figures Preface Part 1. Scope, Focus, and Methodology 1. Introduction 2. Differential Impact of Modern Rice Varieties in Asia: An Overview 3. An Integrated Analytical Framework Part 2. Country Studies 4. Technological Change, Land Reform, and Income Distribution in the Philippines 5. Modern Rice Variety Adoption and Factor-Market Adjustments in Indonesia 6. Varietal Improvements, Productivity Change, and Income Distribution: The Case of Lampung, Indonesia 7. Modern Variety Adoption, Factor-Price Differential, and Income Distribution in Thailand 8. Production Environments, Modern Variety Adoption, and Income Distribution in Bangladesh 9. Modern Variety Adoption, Wage Differentials, and Income Distribution in Nepal 10. Irrigation Quality, Modern Variety Adoption, and Income Distribution: The Case of Tamil Nadu in India 11. The Nature and Impact of Hybrid Rice in China Part 3. Technology and Income in Asian Rice Farming 12. Modern Rice Technology: Emerging Views and Policy Implications Appendix References The Contributors Index About the Book