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Gender and land rights revisited
Agarwal, Bina
Agarwal, Bina
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"In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in land reform and the agrarian question, among both academics and policy makers.2 Several factors might account for this, some notable ones being: a concern with the development paths of the transition economies of central and Eastern Europe and South Africa, many of which still have a significant rural base; an active, ongoing land titling process in Latin America, although with shifting agendas prior to and under neo-liberal reform; the continued importance of agriculture in South Asia, Africa and many parts of Latin America, both as a livelihood source for millions and as a sector whose performance has a significant impact on the economy s overall growth rates; the emerging land struggles of indigenous people in many regions, including Canada and Australia; the link between land reform and decentralized political participation; and the conceptual and empirical pursuit of the land question as an issue of both equity and efficiency, by a number of academics. If one examines the question of land rights for women, however, two features are striking. On the one hand, the question remains peripheral to the mainstream academic debate,3 even as feminist writing on the issue has grown.4 On the other hand, given that the issue was largely ignored in the agrarian reform debates of the 1950s and 1960s, there has been notable, albeit limited, progress toward its recognition among grassroots groups and policy makers. A brief attempt is made below to describe this history in the Indian context, as a prelude to examining why gendering the land question remains critical, and what the new experiments and prospects are for enhancing women s land access."(pg 1)
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2001-09
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