This volume engages with the topical issue of land rights in neoliberal India. It examines government policies, laws, land governance and land reforms from the

Hindu women in India have independent right of ownership to property under the Law of Succession (The Hindu Succession Act, 1956). However, during the last five

This book studies challenges to human rights and violations of rights by the State and private stakeholders and discusses judicial activism.

Papers presented at the National Seminar on "Human Rights in India: Issues and Perspectives, " organized by the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Is

In India, inheritance laws and social practices systematically deny women ownership of productive resources. In this collection of essays, well-known social sci

"Land Law Reform examines the wide-spread efforts to reform land law in developing countries and countries in transition, drawing in particular upon the experie

This is the tenth volume in a major series which studies the status of land reforms throughout the country. It examines the progress achieved and the difficulti

This edited volume analyzes the different degrees of discrimination meted out to women by the country's inheritance laws and the corresponding customary practic

Innovations in Land Rights Recognition, Administration, and Governance is part of the World Bank Studies series. These papers are published to communicate the r

This book examines how property rights are linked to socio-economic progress and development. It also provides a theoretical analysis, an economic/social analys