Land and Livelihoods in Neoliberal India
The book discusses important developments emerging around the land questions in India in the context of India’s neoliberal economic development and its changing political economy. It covers many issues that have been impinging the political economy in lan
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Land and Livelihoods in Neoliberal India
Land and Livelihoods in Neoliberal India
Deepak K. Mishra • Pradeep Nayak Editors
Land and Livelihoods in Neoliberal India
Editors Deepak K. Mishra Centre for the Study of Regional Development School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, Delhi, India
Pradeep Nayak Odisha State Disaster Management Authority Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ISBN 978-981-15-3510-9 ISBN 978-981-15-3511-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3511-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface and Acknowledgements
Land is not just a valuable economic resource; people relate to land at multiple levels. It is often seen as a source of identity and belongingness. With the gradual decline in the significance of agriculture in the economy and the associated changes in the structure of output and employment, the non-farm drivers of growth are expected to be the critical force behind the process of economic development. The slow shift of labour out of agriculture on the one hand and the ‘jobless’ character of the growth process, in countries like India, on the other hand, have brought the question of livelihood security of the populations dependent upon agriculture to the forefront of academic and policy discourse. As more and more people move out of agriculture and the rural areas, the prospect of employment, particularly decent employment with social security, appears to have declined—many of those who have found employment in the informal economy work
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