The seventh in the series on Land Reforms in India, this volume on Madhya Pradesh takes a close and critical look at the land reforms legislation and implementation, as well as the issues of equity relating to non-land resources in rural areas.

Editor′s Introduction - Praveen K Jha PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES OF PEOPLE′S MOVEMENTS Land Reforms, People′s Movements and Protests - Dunu Roy The Land Question in Chhattisgarh - Anoop Singh People′s Struggle for Land - Rajendra K Sail A Case Study A Perspective on Land and Forests in Madhya Pradesh - Ekta Parishad Issues in the Opposition to the Big Dams - Harsh Mander PART TWO: LAND, COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES AND EQUITY A Report on Land Reforms in Madhya Pradesh - Land Reforms Unit Land Records Management in Madhya Pradesh - Prashant Mehta Common Land and Common Property Resources - Usha Ramanathan PART THREE: DISPLACEMENT, DISPOSSESSION, REHABILITATION AND TRIBAL SURVIVAL Displacement and Rehabilitation - B D Sharma Issues of Equitable and Sustainable Development Tribal Survival and the Land Question - Archana Prasad Tribal Land Alienation in Madhya Pradesh - Harsh Mander The Problem and Legislative Remedies Malik Makbuja versus Protection of the Environment - Rajgopal Naidu PART FOUR: FORESTS AND EQUITY Forests and the People - N C Saxena Policy Issues in Madhya Pradesh Let′s Stand Forest Policy on Its Head - Atindra Sen Or Can Markets Promote Equity? PART FIVE: CONTEMPORARY AGENDA IN LAND REFORMS Land Reforms in Madhya Pradesh - Mihir ShahP and S Vijay Shankar Redefining the Agenda