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Posts Tagged ‘real estate

Even More on Land Sale Reform

Posted by: Aadisht on: February 5, 2008

Barun Mitra has a Mint oped today on why not allowing the free sale of agricultural land is a bad idea. Excerpts: Which leads us to the question: Why is it legitimate to acquire land for industrial use, but prohibit farmers from consolidating and expanding their landholding to improve agriculture? Why shouldn’t a farmer be [...]

Making Roads and Mortgaging Farmland

Posted by: Aadisht on: February 4, 2008

Four months ago, I wrote a post on how allowing the free sale of agricultural land for any use was the best possible move against agricultural distress. My logic in that post was: Allowing the free and easy conversion of agricultural land for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes creates a liquid market for agricultural land. [...]