infrastructure mega projects in India: process, policy and politics. Using qualitative empirical evidence drawn from land hungry … infrastructure projects in India, and cross country comparisons, it will look at the land acquisition process as laid out in the Act …. It points out to the essentiality of inclusive growth, that India cannot leave Bharat far behind without risking major …

, grounding my study in India with the state of Karnataka as my local context, drawing global parallels as appropriate …

of the most important issues besetting India’s political economy today. There have been many conflicts surrounding … acquisitions; but there have been ample peaceful acquisitions, too. Growth in any economy requires more land. Hence in India too … and the Dalits -- 8. Other Significant Changes in Maan -- 9. Some Other Acquisitions in India and Learnings from this …

In India, land continues to be of enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance. The main purpose of this report is … security in India and by identifying that need to be discussed. Chapter 6 highlights that land reform has helped increase …