This report attempts to distill lessons from West Bengal’s land reform experience, particularly the legislation and the means and methods by which the law was (and is) implemented. The report is based upon a review and analysis of the legislation, a review of the secondary literature including other field studies, and rapid appraisal field research in three districts of West Bengal. | download PDF
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