Land acquisition and structural transformation in Bihar: An analysis of alternative approaches

This project has three main objectives: One, the construction and analysis of a theoretical framework to evaluate the various options open to the government of Bihar to facilitate land acquisition for industrial development, Two, this analysis will be informed by case studies, building on surveys of recently completed private transactions in which industry has acquired agricultural land without government intervention and Three, there will be survey of landowners and other potentially “affected families”, as defined in the Land Acquisition and Relief and Rehabilitation Act 2013, (LARR Act 2013).

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