Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction
Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction

Author: Klaus W. Deininger

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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This volume synthesizes insights from the vast literature on land policy, taking due account of actual experiences in policy implementation, and suggests ways to design land policies that promote growth as well as poverty reduction.

Hungry Nation
Hungry Nation

Author: Benjamin Robert Siegel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-04-26

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1108695051

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This ambitious and engaging new account of independent India's struggle to overcome famine and malnutrition in the twentieth century traces Indian nation-building through the voices of politicians, planners, and citizens. Siegel explains the historical origins of contemporary India's hunger and malnutrition epidemic, showing how food and sustenance moved to the center of nationalist thought in the final years of colonial rule. Independent India's politicians made promises of sustenance and then qualified them by asking citizens to share the burden of feeding a new and hungry state. Foregrounding debates over land, markets, and new technologies, Hungry Nation interrogates how citizens and politicians contested the meanings of nation-building and citizenship through food, and how these contestations receded in the wake of the Green Revolution. Drawing upon meticulous archival research, this is the story of how Indians challenged meanings of welfare and citizenship across class, caste, region, and gender in a new nation-state.

India and the World Economy 1850-1950
India and the World Economy 1850-1950

Author: G. Balachandran

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13:

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Essays By Leading Scholars Presents India`S Engagement With The World Economy, And The Ways In Which It Was Transformed And Deepened During The 19Th And Early 20Th Centuries. Some Essays Shift The Discussion Toward The Interweaving And Mutually-Reinforcing Contexts Of Colonialism And Contemporary `Globalization`.

Agricultural Land Redistribution
Agricultural Land Redistribution

Author: Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 0821379623

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Despite 250 years of land reform all over the World, important land inequalities remain, especially in Latin America and Southern Africa.While in these countries, there is near consensus on the need for redistribution, much controversy persists around how to redistribute land peacefully and legally, often blocking progress on implementation.This book focuses on the "how" of land redistribution in order to forge greater consensus among land reform practitioners and enable them to make better choices on the mechanisms of land reform. Reviews and case studies describe and analyze the al.

Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes
Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes

Author: National Academy of Sciences

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-06-12

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0309170729

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As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.