Land acquisition and resource development in contemporary India / Shashi Ratnaker Singh.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures;
List of maps;
List of tables;
List of abbreviations;
Foreword;
Acknowledgements;
Part I:
1. Introduction: from colonial regime to 'welfare state'
2. State, space and people
3. Land, mines and minerals
4. Land acquisition and resource development in India
5. Resource development and compensation issues
Part II:
6. Singrauli: a 'space' of dependence
7. Singrauli: a development dilemma
8. Administering Singrauli: governance and institutions
9. Land acquisition in the contemporary Singrauli: reflections from the field
Part III:
10. Understanding development
11. Conclusion
Index.

"This book derives from research and fieldwork in the rural and tribal hinterlands of India, particularly in the mineral-rich states. It looks at the nuances of land and resource politics and summarizes the long-standing land acquisition and mining debate. It discusses the relevant theoretical framework from interdisciplinary perspectives and develops an argument through the case study of Singrauli, a resource-rich region in Madhya Pradesh in India, that has seen various 'regimes of dispossession' since the 1960s. It studies the legal and policy arguments around right to property, 'fair' compensation, public purpose, and the resource curse debate around contested 'spaces' (left-wing extremism) and resource-capital relationship in redrawing geographical boundaries. Highlighting the reasons for large-scale land conflicts in India, scale of stalled investments, social movements, and evolution of land acquisition and mining laws, the book examines what led to the amendments to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Resettlement and Rehabilitation Act 2013 and the Mining and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 2015"-- Provided by publisher.