Landlessness and Migration in Nepal

by Nanda R. Shrestha

Overview

This book aims to describe, understand, and explain the social, political, and geographic consequences of frontier migration, focusing on landlessness, nearlandlessness, and spontaneous settlement among hill migrants in the Tarai of Nepal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367012830
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shrestha, Nanda R.

Table of Contents

1. A Profile of Nepal's Agrarian Economy 2. A General Theory of Underdevelopment and Migration 3. State Policies, Underdevelopment, and Hill Outmigration 4. Landlessness and Nearlandlessness: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis 5. The Patrimonial State, Development Planning, and Origins of Land Colonization Policy 6. Frontier Migration and Hill Migrants' Achievements in the Tarai 7. The Politics of Land, Spontaneous Settlement, and the Prospect of Agrarian Revolution