Land And Poverty Alleviation

ABOUT THE BOOK:- : -The book ‘Land and Poverty Alleviation’ is the first comprehensive volume to remove poverty through implementation of all constituents of land reforms globally. Access to ownership of land and security of tenure can save the landless and the land poor from starvation or hunger. Implementation of land reforms doesn’t involve huge funds but requisite political and administrative will is required to implement measures of land reforms to reduce poverty. If land reforms are not implemented the stark discrimination in society will cause the land poor in rural areas and the homeless in urban areas to mobilise and overrun the creations of globalisation and symbols of modern civilisation. This book is not only a theoretical work on land vis-à-vis poverty it also provides practical solutions and methodologies based on the best practices around the world in respect of each factor of land reform. It will be an epoch-making book for serious readers practical administrators policy-makers peasants sharecroppers and their leaders. About The Author:- Dr P.K. Agrawal is a reputed writer in the field of land reform. Out of his fifty books published four are on land reforms in India. Dr Agrawal has a long experience of implementation of land reforms in the field as an IAS officer for eleven years on all important posts in land reform set-up of government of West Bengal India. Dr Agrawal is also a doctorate on land reforms laws. He is a rare combination of a scholar lawyer and a practical administrator. Thus Dr Agrawal is a suitable person to work on a global treatise on land reforms and poverty alleviation Contents:- Preface 9 1. Land Defined 19 2. Land and Conflicts 27 3. Forms of Utilisation of Land 39 4. Poverty Revisited 47 Conclusion. 5. Concentration of Land and Poverty 59 Monopolies of Land in Forests and Fisheries. 6. Security of Title Through Maintenance and Updation of Land Records 69 Methodology Technology Simplification of Change of Title a