Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-263) and index.

Machine derived contents note: 1. INTRODUCTION 1 -- -- Background 1 -- Methodological Issues 3 -- Major Characteristics of Study Upazilas 10 -- Organization of the Book 11 -- 2. LAND, KHAS LAND AND AGRARIAN REFORM 15 -- 3. LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS IN -- EVOLUTION 19 -- Khas Land: Concept and Sources 19 -- From Zemindari to Khas Land: Evolution of -- Reforms 22 -- Recording, Identification, Recovery and -- Classification of Khas Land 31 -- Illegal Occupation and Utilization of Khas -- Land 37 -- Settlement of Khas Land: Evolution of a -- Complex Issue 38 -- Bengal Crown Estates Manual 39 -- Government Estates Manual 42 -- Barga Settlement on Khas Land 46 -- Laws of Alluvion and Diluvion Lands: 1950- -- 1975 48 -- Settlement of Khas Land: The Most Recent -- Developments 56 -- Provision for Cooperatives on Khas Land 75 -- -- -- -- Government's View about Participation of the -- NGOs. 78 -- A Recapitulation of Legal and Operational -- Aspects 80 -- 4. AMOUNT AND STATUS OF KHAS LAND IN -- BANGLADESH 84 -- Types of Khas Land: Methodological Issue 84 -- Amount of Khas Land and Khas Water-bodies -- by Divisions 86 -- Amount of Khas Land by Districts 88 -- Status of Distribution of Agricultural Khas -- Land 92 -- Amount of Khas Land per Landless -- Household: -- Challenging the Conventional Wisdom 98 -- A Recapitulation: What is Wrong and What -- Can be Done 103 -- -- 5. LAND OWNERSHIP AND LANDLESSNESS 108 -- Status of Land Ownership 108 -- Time since the Respondents had been -- Landless 110 -- Reasons for Landlessness 111 -- Distribution of Time during Which the -- Respondents Received Khas Land 112 -- 6. WHY THE GENUINE LANDLESS ARE NOT ALWAYS -- INCLUDED IN THE LIST PREPARED BY THE -- AUTHORITIES PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION OF KHAS -- LAND 114 -- Who Listed Who Not 114 -- Faulty and Inadequate Dissemination of -- Information about Distribution of Khas Land 115 -- Listing Work's Bias Favouring Vested Interests -- A Summary 118 -- 7. PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS AND -- ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIER THE LANDLESS ARE -- TO ENCOUNTER IN GETTING ALLOTMENT OF -- KHAS LAND 122 -- -- Application for Khas Land: Elements and -- Hassles 122 -- -- -- -- Eligible, but Screened Out in the Selection -- Process: Why 123 -- Hours Lost in the Process of Receiving/Not- -- Receiving Khas Land 125 -- Reasons for Not Getting Khas Land, though -- Selected 127 -- Whether the Distribution was Equal or Not 129 -- Identity of the Person(s) Involved in the -- Distribution Process 130 -- -- 8. RETENTION AND NONRETENTION OF KHAS LAND 131 -- Retention of Khas Land: An Issue of Degree 131 -- Loss of 'Effective' Retention: Timing, Events, -- Identity of the Engulfers, and Measures Adopted 136 -- Involvement of Civil Society Institutions 140 -- Change in Economic Condition after Receiving -- Khas Land 142 -- Main Source of Income of the Respondents 145 -- Econometric Model of Analysis of Effective 146 -- Retention of Khas Land -- Is Khas Land a Curse? 151 -- 9. ESTIMATES ABOUT RELEVANT PAYMENT OF -- GOVERNMENT FEES, BRIBES AND OTHER -- UNSEEN EXPENDITURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE -- KHAS LAND DISTRIBUTION 156 -- 10. DEPRIVATION MEDIATED-THROUGH KHAS LAND: -- SOME CASE STUDIES 159 -- Khas Land Holder and Other Institutional -- Agents: Issues on Methodology 159 -- Enlisting the Landless Hinges on the Mercy of the -- Local Influential 162 -- Owner of Khas Land but Cultivating as a Share- -- cropper 163 -- Possession Over Khas Land but at What Cost? 164 -- Harassment by the Vested Quarters in -- Connivance with Corrupt Officials 166 -- Illegal Occupant is so Powerful that Legal Owner -- will Keep Mum Forever 168 -- Law Always Favours the Rich and Powerful 169 -- Illegal Occupancy Using Credit Trap 170 -- -- -- -- -- Much Hassle; Apparent Cooperation -- But -- Possession Right Denied 171 -- Possession over Khas Land is a Dream -- Impossible to Materialize 174 -- Unnecessary Legal Complications even after -- Possession 175 -- Part of Khas Land is Illegally Occupied Which -- will be Difficult to Release 176 -- Illegal Occupant Gave Some Crop and Then -- Filed a Case 177 -- Okay. No problem. This Land is Yours but Give -- Me Half of the Crop 177 -- Easy to Dictate Terms When Khas Land Owners -- are not United 179 -- 11. POOR PEOPLE'S ORGANIZED STRUGGLE TO -- ESTABLISH RIGHT ON KHAS LAND: EXPERIENCES -- OF SAMATA AND RANISANKAIL 181 -- Introduction 181 -- Best Practice to Establish Landless Peasant's -- Right Over Khas Land: -- The Samata Experience 182 -- Best Practice to Establish Landless Peasant's -- Right over khas land: -- The Ranisankail Experience 191 -- Comparative Analysis of Samata and -- Ranisankail Success Stories 199 -- Relative Richness of Ranisankail Experience in -- Terms of Social Capital Formation 203 -- Major Lessons Learnt 207 -- 12. KHAS LAND: RELEVANT OPINION OF LAND -- OFFICIALS, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND -- KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS 209 -- 13. KHAS LAND IN BANGLADESH: WHAT WENT -- WRONG AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE 213 -- -- Khas Land: The Most Unresolved Issue of -- Agrarian Reform 213 -- Evolution of Legal and Operational Aspects of -- Khas Land 214 -- Amount of Khas Land: Official Record-based -- Analysis 216 -- -- -- -- Distribution of Khas Land: Official Record- -- based Analysis 217 -- Distributable Land Reform is Feasible: -- Analysis Based on Official Records 217 -- Distribution of Khas Land: Survey-based -- Analysis 218 -- Retention of Khas Land: Survey-based -- Analysis 220 -- Illegal Payments Associated with Khas Land -- Distribution: Survey-based Analysis 221 -- Issue of Illegal Occupancy of Khas Land: -- Survey-based Analysis 222 -- Changes in the Economic Conditions of the -- Poor: Survey-based Analysis 222 -- Khas Land: Curse or Blessing 223 -- Non-retention of Khas Land: Reasons Evident -- from Case Studies 224 -- Organized Struggle Generates Success: -- Experiences of Samata and Ranisankail 225 -- Solutions Framework: What Can be Done and -- How 225 -- ANNEX: Data Collection Instruments 230 -- Glossary of Terms 252 -- References 257 -- Index 264 -- -- -- -- -- Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: -- Land reform Bangladesh.