scholarly journals The Political Economy of Policy Instrument Choice: Theory and Evidence from Agricultural Policies

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan F. M. Swinnen ◽  
Alessandro Olper ◽  
Thijs Vandemoortele
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
The Political ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Instrument Choice ◽  
Policy Instrument Choice

Revisiting The Political Economy of Development in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-27
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Chatterjee ◽  
Matthew McCartney
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
The Political ◽  
Asian Studies ◽  
South Asian Studies ◽  
The Face ◽  
Political Economy Of Development ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Analytical Tools

Pranab Bardhan’s 1984 book The Political Economy of Development in India (PEDI) has had enduring influence. For students of Indian political economy it quickly became a scholarly touchstone. In the years since publication, however, political economy has fallen out of favour in South Asian studies. The contributors to this volume revive class analysis to interrogate India’s great transformation since the 1980s. This chapter outlines Bardhan’s key analytical tools, his innovative fusion of Marxist and rational-choice theory, and his diagnosis of India’s deep collective-action problems as a result of fierce competition between dominant classes. It then surveys the chapters that follow, which together find striking continuities in contemporary Indian political economy in the face of three decades of liberalization.

Themes of connection and progress in rural television: New Zealand’s Country Calendar 1990–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 174 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Fountaine
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Economic Environment ◽  
The Political ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Television Show ◽  
Programme Content

Airing for over 50 years, New Zealand’s Country Calendar (CC) television show tells the stories of those who live and work on the land. This article presents a thematic analysis of 25 years of programme content, identifying a balance of ‘connection’ and ‘progress’ themes across this time frame, linked to the political economy of NZ broadcasting and agriculture. The concept of the rural idyll helps explain the connection theme’s focus on family, community, a passion or dream, and history and tradition. However, CC’s version of the rural idyll goes beyond nostalgia and the expression of shared social ideals to include the practical, day-to-day ‘work’ of contemporary farming. Ultimately, CC’s content is shaped by the broadcasting and agricultural policies and structures which impact its funding, subjects and socio-economic environment.

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