The agrarian structure of Bangladesh : an impediment to development /: an impediment to development. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: F. Tomasson Jannuzi, James T. Peach.
• Authors: Jannuzi, F. Tomasson, 1934-; Peach, James T
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Historical Evolution of the Land System of Bangladesh; The Land System as Modified by the Permanent Settlement of 1793; The Land System as Modified by the Bengal Tenancy Act of 1885 as Amended-1885-1950; The Land System as Modified by the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950; Preserving the Rights and Prerogatives of the Landholding Elite; Neglecting the Rights and Prerogatives of Sharecroppers; The Land System as Modified by Law Since Independence in 1971 2. A Quantitative Description of the Agrarian Structure of BangladeshLand Ownership; Landlessness in Rural Bangladesh; Tenancy Relationships; The Economics of Sharecropping; 3. The Need for Agrarian Reform; The Meaning of Economic Development; The Limitations of Relying on Technology; The Political Costs of Relying on Technology; The Limitations of Working with Small Farmers; The Need to Transform the Agrarian Structure of Bangladesh; The Limitations of Agrarian Reform; The Needs of the Landless and Near-Landless; 4. Implementation of Agrarian Reform; The Issue of Political Will Steps Toward Implementation of the ReformAncillary Programs Linked to the Implementation Phase of the Agrarian Reform; The Role of External Aid Institutions; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Appendixes; A. Methodology and Quality of the Data; B. List of Selected Thanas; C. Map of Selected Thanas; D. Tables of the 1977 Land Occupancy Survey; E. Tables of the 1978 Land Occupancy Survey; F. The Economic Theory of Sharecropping; G. Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 333.3/23095492; Land tenure -- Bangladesh; Rural development -- Bangladesh; Land reform -- Bangladesh; Land reform; Land tenure; Rural development; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies; Bangladesh; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0429308760; 9780429308765; 9781000242638; 1000242633; 9781000314519; 1000314510; 9781000278576; 1000278573
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 18, 2019).
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