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Shows how the landless poor of Bangladesh have worked to determine their own future, independent of the existing power structure. Demonstrates effective organizing by the landless, the results of their action, and thoughts on the way forward.

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Author:   Bosse Kramsjo ,  Geoffrey D. Wood ,  Faruque Ahmed
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.150kg
ISBN:  

9781853390241

ISBN 10:   1853390240
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   15 December 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

FOREWORD by Famque Ahmed vi PREFACE vii GLOSSARY viii PART ONE: INTRODUCTION by Geoffrey D. Wood 1 PART TWO: CASE STUDIES by Bosse Kramsjo 35 Greater solidarity for greater power 37 Fights for legal control ofkhas resources 41 Khas ponds; Housing; Rice paddies; A marsh; A deep tubewell; Vested land Resistance to exploitation by the rich 62 Village touts; False claims for religious purposes; A fraudulent sharecropper Women fight for their rights 70 The life of Amena Begum from misery to dignity; Women against divorce; An unregistered marriage; Dignity and dowry; Literacy Increasing wages and incomes 82 Food for work; The daily wage; Equal pay for equal work Income generation 91 Popular theatre for mobilization 95 Organizational strength for greater power - the way forward 100

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Bosse Kramsjo has taught development studies, poverty alleviation, rural development, people's mobilization and organization, food security and the agrarian sector, micro finance, participatory methods, and the role of the development aid worker. He was also a former director of Sida Sando, Sweden.

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