From land to the tiller to land liberalisation: the political economy of Gujarat's shifting land policy

Land is a metaphor for power, wealth and status. Independent Gujarat's initial mass-development strategy centered on agriculture but the emphasis was on productivity and efficiency rather than land redistribution or social justice. A state apparatus and socio-political set-up dominated by elite...

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Main Author: Sud, N
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2007