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| author | Soral, Shubhashish |
| author_facet | Soral, Shubhashish |
| contents | <p>This research paper investigates how political<br>interference has influenced economic decisions in the<br>realm of agriculture in India, focusing specifically on the<br>Minimum Support Price (MSP) system between 2014<br>and 2024. Through an in-depth analysis of MSP trends,<br>electoral timelines, fiscal data, and policy documents,<br>this study reveals how MSP decisions have deviated from<br>economic rationality to serve political interests. The<br>research employs both qualitative and quantitative<br>methods including timeline analysis, budgetary<br>evaluation, and comparative crop pricing studies. The<br>paper concludes by arguing that MSPs, originally<br>intended as protective economic tools, have transformed<br>into politically expedient instruments, creating longterm inefficiencies in India’s agricultural and fiscal<br>landscape.</p> |
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| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_15779266 |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Power Over Prices: How Political Interference Skewed Agricultural MSP Decisions in India (2014–2024). Soral, Shubhashish Economics Economics Economics Production economics <p>This research paper investigates how political<br>interference has influenced economic decisions in the<br>realm of agriculture in India, focusing specifically on the<br>Minimum Support Price (MSP) system between 2014<br>and 2024. Through an in-depth analysis of MSP trends,<br>electoral timelines, fiscal data, and policy documents,<br>this study reveals how MSP decisions have deviated from<br>economic rationality to serve political interests. The<br>research employs both qualitative and quantitative<br>methods including timeline analysis, budgetary<br>evaluation, and comparative crop pricing studies. The<br>paper concludes by arguing that MSPs, originally<br>intended as protective economic tools, have transformed<br>into politically expedient instruments, creating longterm inefficiencies in India’s agricultural and fiscal<br>landscape.</p> |
| title | Power Over Prices: How Political Interference Skewed Agricultural MSP Decisions in India (2014–2024). |
| topic | Economics Economics Economics Production economics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15779266 |