In India, areas where the British gave land to rich landlords did worse economically than areas where they gave land to poor farmers. And the effect has lasted through the modern day.
http://www.econ.nyu.edu/user/debraj/Courses/18UGDev/Readings/BanerjeeIyer.pdf …
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The northwestern region of the country (e.g Punjab) where land rights were given to individual proprietors ("land to the tiller") was where the Green Revolution took place. The eastern regions where absentee landlords held sway continue to lag in productivity.
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Replying to @nvedwan @MyronGaines1337
Oh wow. Interesting. So tech adoption had a lot to do with it???
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Yes. The northwestern region saw much greater private and public investment in irrigation which preceded the adoption of High Yielding Varieties (HYV) in the region.
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Very cool. Thanks!!
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