The Land Question in Neoliberal India

This book examines the land question in neoliberal India based on a cohesive framework focusing on socio-legal and judicial interactions. It maps out complex exchanges between social and political actors, the State, elites, citizenry, and the legal battle or judicial interpretations on land as right to property.

Autorentext

Varsha Bhagat-Ganguly has served as Professor at the Centre for Rural Studies, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; and Nirma University, Ahmedabad; and as Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (all in India). She actively researches on social and developmental issues. Apart from contributions to journals and books, she has edited three academic journals. Among her 14 publications are: Protest Movement and Citizens' Rights in Gujarat (2015); Land Rights in India: Policies, Movements and Challenges (2016); Journey towards Land Titling in India (2017); and India's Scheduled Areas: Untangling Governance, Law and Politics (2019). A forthcoming publication is Electronic Waste Management in India: Opportunities and Challenges.

Inhalt

1. Introduction Part 1. Socio-Legal and Policy Perspectives on 'Land' 2. Approaches and Methods of Land Title Legislation in India: Far from Reality or Close to the Ground? 3. Critical Assessment of Recent Real Estate Regulatory Reforms in Urban Spaces: Whether Trickle-Down Effect is for All? 4. The Forest Rights Struggle and Redefining the Frontiers of Governance: Dismantling Hegemony, Restructuring Authority, and Collectivising Control 5. Maharashtra Agricultural Land Leasing Bill, 2017: Exploring Opportunities for Landless and Women's Collectives 6. Customary Rights and Traditional Wisdom: Furthering Land Governance in Northeast India **Part 2.** Evolving Jurisprudence on the Land Question 7. Land Acquisition Law in Neoliberal India: Old Wine in a New Bottle? 8. Land Acquisition for Economic Development: A Comparative Analysis of Some Landmark Court Judgments of United States of America and India 9. Neoliberalism, Environmental Protection, and Regulation of Land