This book derives from research and fieldwork in the rural and tribal hinterland of India, particularly in the mineral rich states. It looks at the nuances of land and resource politics and summarizes the long-standing land acquisition and mining debate. It discusses the relevant theoretical arguments from inter-disciplinary perspectives and develops an argument through the case study of Singrauli, a region in Madhya Pradesh in India, that has seen various 'regimes of dispossession' in the last six decades in India. It looks at the legal and policy arguments around right to property, 'fair' compensation, public purpose and the resource curse debate, and at contested 'spaces' (left wing extremism) and resource-capital relationships.
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 196 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
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978-1-108-48692-7 (9781108486927)
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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.
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University of Cambridge
List of tables and maps; List of figures and pictures; Preface; Part I: 1. Introduction: from colonial regime to 'welfare state'; 2. State, space and people; 3. Land, mines and minerals; 4. Land acquisition and resource development in India; 5. Resource development and compensation issues; Part II: 6. Singrauli: a 'space' of dependence; 7. Singrauli: a development dilemma; 8. Administering Singrauli: governance and institutions; 9. Land acquisition in the contemporary Singrauli: reflections from the field; Part III: 10. Understanding development; 11. Conclusion; Index.
