📝New study by @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social D. Blakeslee, & S. Malik shows that land inequality in rural India is extremely high: 👉The top 10% own 44% of land area
👉Historical institutions and the caste system also leave persistent effects on land distribution
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Land Inequality in India: Nature, History, and Markets In this paper, Nitin Kumar Bharti, David Blakeslee, and Samreen Malik study how agricultural suitability, historical institutions, and market acc...