Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India

Recognition of the importance of institutions that provide security of property rights and relatively equal access to economic resources to a broad cross-section of society has renewed interest in the potential of asset redistribution, including land reforms. Empirical analysis of the impact of such...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, K., Jin, S., Nagarajan, H. K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	General Welfare I310 Planning Models Planning Policy O210 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Regional Government Analysis: Land Use and Other Regulations R520
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5624

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spelling	okr-10986-56242021-04-23T14:02:23Z Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India Deininger, K. Jin, S. Nagarajan, H. K. General Welfare I310 Planning Models Planning Policy O210 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Regional Government Analysis: Land Use and Other Regulations R520 Recognition of the importance of institutions that provide security of property rights and relatively equal access to economic resources to a broad cross-section of society has renewed interest in the potential of asset redistribution, including land reforms. Empirical analysis of the impact of such policies is, however, scant and often contradictory. We use panel household data from India, together with state-level variation in the land reform implementation, to address some of the deficiencies of earlier studies. Results suggest that land reform had a significant and positive impact on income growth and accumulation of human and physical capital. Policy implications are drawn, especially from the fact that the observed impact of land reform seems to have declined over time. 2012-03-30T07:33:44Z 2012-03-30T07:33:44Z 2009 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 00220388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5624 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India
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description	Recognition of the importance of institutions that provide security of property rights and relatively equal access to economic resources to a broad cross-section of society has renewed interest in the potential of asset redistribution, including land reforms. Empirical analysis of the impact of such policies is, however, scant and often contradictory. We use panel household data from India, together with state-level variation in the land reform implementation, to address some of the deficiencies of earlier studies. Results suggest that land reform had a significant and positive impact on income growth and accumulation of human and physical capital. Policy implications are drawn, especially from the fact that the observed impact of land reform seems to have declined over time.
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author	Deininger, K. Jin, S. Nagarajan, H. K.
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title	Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India
title_short	Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India
title_full	Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India
title_fullStr	Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India
title_full_unstemmed	Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India
title_sort	land reforms, poverty reduction, and economic growth : evidence from india
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Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth : Evidence from India

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