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Seeking middle ground: land, markets, and public policy

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford University Press 2019 New DelhiDescription: xxxvii, 300 p.: ill. Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN:
  • 9780199495450
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.30954 S3
Summary: The land is a subject of great conflict and debate in India. Over the last decade, it has influenced electoral verdicts and political fortunes and remains one of the most persistent challenges facing the nation. This book argues that the focus on politics and land acquisition has deflected attention from the possibilities of market-oriented approaches that are becoming relevant because of booming, but diverse, land markets. It aims to nudge the discussion towards a better understanding of the complementary strengths of state- and market-led approaches to the many problems of land in rural and urban India. Featuring original essays from leading analysts, this book examines the agrarian crisis and urbanization, laws and policies, displacement and compensation, factories and housing, cooperation and conflict, and other vital issues affecting land at the regional and national levels. These multiple lines of inquiry make this book a critical and objective commentary on contemporary India and its ongoing economic, socio-political, and legal struggles with the land. https://india.oup.com/product/seeking-middle-ground-9780199495450?searchbox_input=9780199495450
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Table of Contents

Part I: The Challenge of Land
Chapter 1: Land, Poverty, and Displacement: The Indian Malady
Chapter 2: The Dilemma of Balancing Growth and Social Justice: A Retrospective View on Agriculture, Land, and Rural India
Chapter 3: Debating Land: The Indian Parliament and the Question of Land
Chapter 4: Land Acquisition in India: The Political Economy of Changing the Law
Part II: A Variety of Land Markets
Chapter 5: How the Market Mechanism Can Be Utilized in Land Acquisition: Case Studies in Foshan and Sanand
Chapter 6: Land Making and Industry Making in Tamil Nadu
Chapter 7: Unpacking the Double Movement: Contentious Land Acquisition in India
Chapter 8: Locational Politics of Land: Antagonistic Cooperation in Western Maharashtra
Part III: A Range of Land Policies
Chapter 9: Land Market Distortions in India
Chapter 10: The Effect of Urban Land-Use Regulations on Density: The Case of Selected Indian Cities
Chapter 11: Towards a Market for Land in India: Post-LARR Development Makes It Necessary
Chapter 12: Land in India: Meddling in Muddled Markets
Bibliography
Index

The land is a subject of great conflict and debate in India. Over the last decade, it has influenced electoral verdicts and political fortunes and remains one of the most persistent challenges facing the nation. This book argues that the focus on politics and land acquisition has deflected attention from the possibilities of market-oriented approaches that are becoming relevant because of booming, but diverse, land markets. It aims to nudge the discussion towards a better understanding of the complementary strengths of state- and market-led approaches to the many problems of land in rural and urban India.
Featuring original essays from leading analysts, this book examines the agrarian crisis and urbanization, laws and policies, displacement and compensation, factories and housing, cooperation and conflict, and other vital issues affecting land at the regional and national levels. These multiple lines of inquiry make this book a critical and objective commentary on contemporary India and its ongoing economic, socio-political, and legal struggles with the land.

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