Land Acquisition and Resource Development in Contemporary India

Looks at the nuances of land and resource politics and summarizes the long-standing land acquisition and mining debate.

About the author

Shashi Ratnaker Singh is post-doctoral research fellow in Societies, Markets and States in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are human geography, political economy, development studies, environmental studies, environmental law and natural resource management.

Summary

It highlights the reasons for large scale land conflicts in India, scale of stalled investments, social movements, evolution of land acquisition and mining laws, and what led to the amendments of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Resettlement and Rehabilitation Act 2013 and Mining and Mineral Act 2015.

Product details

• Authors: Shashi Ratnaker Singh, Shashi Ratnaker (University of Cambridge) Singh, Singh Shashi Ratnaker Singh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.06.2020
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9781108486927
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48692-7
• Pages: 188
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, India, macroeconomics, Social issues & processes, economic growth, Political Economy, Social and ethical issues, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government