Kannan Kasturi

Privatising the Commons- A book review in Economic and Political Weekly

This article provides a review of the book "Communities, Commons and Corporations"

Posted on 15 Oct, 2012 07:35 PM

Published in the Economic and Political Weekly, this article sheds light on the issue of privatising the natural resources, which are commonly shared by the rural people. These resources include forests, pasturelands, wastelands, coasts, lakes and rivers.

"Battles over land" - Land as commodity and land for livelihoods - Special issue from Infochange

All over India, the battle lines are drawn between land as commodity and land for livelihoods. How much agricultural land is actually transitioning to non-agricultural use?

Posted on 18 Jun, 2011 12:48 AM

What are the laws governing acquisition? What is the social impact of a development-at-all-costs policy? Can those who owned and lived off the land have a stake in its development?

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