Land reforms in India V.2 ; Rajasthan-feudalism and change

This is the second volume in a major series which studies the status of land reforms throughout the country. This volume focuses on Rajasthan and contains original essays by scholars, activists and administrators who have in-depth knowledge of the current situation regarding land reforms in that State.

The contributors focus on six major issues: land reforms and economic development: implementation of tenancy reforms; status of land ceiling; allotment of government and community lands; computerization of land records; and protection of land and forest rights of the tribals.

Using both field-level primary data and secondary sources such as land records, the contributors identify and analyze the lacunae in the administrative and legal aspects of land reforms legislation in Rajas than. The contributors argue forcefully that mobilization of the rural poor is a necessary condition for the effective implementation of land reforms. The volume provides a holistic view of the several programmes pertaining to land reforms and also presents issues from a political economy perspective. Avoiding the use of jargon, it brings together the combined knowledge and experience of administrators, experts and activists to highlight the issues from a legal, administrative and people's point of view.

With its admirable presentation of the ground realities, this volume will serve as a sound basis to initiate remedial measures. As such, students of land reforms and agrarian change, state and central government officials dealing with programmes for the rural poor, and others interested in areas such as the political economy of agriculture, problems of rural development, agricultural labour, and social welfare will find this book of tremendous interest.