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The Impact of Tenancy Reform in West Bengal: Evidence from the National Sample Survey

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  • Anirban Dasgupta

    (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague)

  • Lorenzo Pellegrini

    (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague)

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In this paper, we analyse the impact of tenancy reform in the Indian state of West Bengal on consumption expenditure of tenants. We use a difference-in-difference methodology with data from a household survey (the National Sample Survey) to compare the growth of consumption expenditure of tenants with that of non-tenants. Contrary to the conclusions of other authors, we do not find indications of substantial improvements in the living standards of the reform's beneficiaries. Finally, we analyse possible reasons for the discrepancy between our results and the rest of the literature.Cet article analyse l’impact de la réforme des conditions de bail dans l’Etat Indien du Bengale occidental sur la consommation des locataires. Nous employons une méthode des écarts dans les différences avec les données d’une enquête de ménage officielle – la «National Sample Survey» – afin de comparer l’augmentation des dépenses des locataires à celle des non-locataires. Contrairement aux conclusions d’autres chercheurs, nous ne trouvons aucune indication d’améliorations substantielles du niveau de vie des bénéficiaires de la réforme. Nous concluons par une discussion des raisons possibles expliquant cette divergence entre nos résultats et ceux du reste de la littérature.European Journal of Development Research (2009) 21, 231–249. doi:10.1057/ejdr.2008.18

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  • Anirban Dasgupta & Lorenzo Pellegrini, 2009. "The Impact of Tenancy Reform in West Bengal: Evidence from the National Sample Survey," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 21(2), pages 231-249, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:21:y:2009:i:2:p:231-249
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    1. Anirban Karak, 2017. "Pattern of Industrial Growth in West Bengal during 1980–1991," Journal of South Asian Development, , vol. 12(1), pages 65-88, April.
    2. Kotchikpa Gabriel Lawin & Lota Tamini, 2018. "Droits de propriété foncière et performance des petits producteurs agricoles des pays en développement : une synthèse de la littérature empirique," CIRANO Working Papers 2018s-05, CIRANO.
    3. Craig Johnson & Arpana Chakravarty, 2013. "Re-Thinking the Role of Compensation in Urban Land Acquisition: Empirical Evidence from South Asia," Land, MDPI, vol. 2(2), pages 1-26, June.
    4. Pellegrini, L. & Dasgupta, A., 2009. "Land reform in Bolivia: the forestry question," ISS Working Papers - General Series 18713, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.

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