Open AccessRural Income Distribution in Pakistan in the Green Revolution Perspective
Author(s) -
M. Ghaffar Chaudhry
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v12i3pp.247-258
Subject(s) - green revolution , economic inequality , economics , inequality , income distribution , distribution (mathematics) , investment (military) , comprehensive income , order (exchange) , development economics , economic growth , agricultural economics , geography , market economy , agriculture , gross income , political science , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , tax reform , state income tax , finance , politics
Relatively higher income disparities are regarded as thecharacteristic phenomenon of the less developed countries and as a rule,the income concen¬tration increases with economic growth during earlystages of development [ll,p.25]. In general, the more rapid the growthduring early stages, the more intense the development of incomeinequality. The underlying reasons for this development are two. First,the development-conscious governments of the less developed countries,in order to raise investment, allow income dis¬parities to widen.Second, the resource mobilization policies often lag behind and fail tocope with the continuing growth process and the resources tend toconcentrate among resource owners. Since spectacular growth in Pakistanhas been experienced under the green revolution, it was thought that thegreen revolution might lead to magnification of income inequalities inrural West Pakistan. Falcon [5,Pp, 698-710] remarks that the greenrevolution might generate unprecedented income inequalities among therural classes. Gotsch [6, p. 28] argues that since the green revolutiontechnologies (e.g., tractors, tubewells, seed and fertilizer) wereconcentrated in the hands of a few well-to-do farmers, there was astrong tendency for the income inequality to increase. Nigar Ahmad [1,pp.3-4] Rafiq Ahmad [2, pp.5-6] and Dilawar Ali Khan [9, pp.62-83]also hold that the impact of the green revolution technology has beenbiased in favour of the large land owners.