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India’s Land Mafia: A Discussion with Chiara Arnavas

New Books in Economics

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Unraveling the Land Mafia in India

This chapter examines the rise and complexity of the land mafia in India over the past two decades, particularly in the context of socio-economic transformations and political discourse. Highlighting ethnographic research in West Bengal, it reveals the shifting roles of former victims who now participate in the very exploitation they once fought against.

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