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The State and Agriculture during the British Era: The Evolution of the Agricultural Policy of the State
The Need for Government Action
In India, the policy of the Government has always been, and still is, an important factor. The illiteracy of the masses, the ignorance of the landed gentry, the absence of an educated middle class interest ed in agricultural improvements and the inability or unwillingness of the people, on the whole, to take risks made the peasants look to the Government for initiating any departure from the old lines. This tendency was greatly increased by the prestige of the Government which had succeeded in maintaining peace and order for a considerable period of time. The Government of India under the British Rule however, ...
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