"NOTHING GETS DONE WITHOUT MONEY": ARTICULATIONS OF THE LANDLORD STATE IN SAPTARI.

Autor: Prosnitz, Beth
Zdroj: Studies in Nepali History & Society; Jun2024, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p67-90, 24p
Abstrakt: Narratives on corruption and bribery dominate discussions about land transfers in Saptari. Rather than accept these narratives as documentary evidence of a practice of corruption and bribery, this essay interrogates if these narratives articulate (re)negotiations of political subjectivities vis-A-vis land revenue collections in an era of legal-administrative reorganization. The essay particularly examines how the local paralegals (lekhandas) mediate these narratives, which are intimately connected with the historical legacies ofpain and sorrow as defining features of land administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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