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Bina Agarwal

1951 - Today

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Bina Agarwal is an Indian development economist and Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester. She has written extensively on land, livelihoods and property rights; environment and development; the political economy of gender; poverty and inequality; legal change; and agriculture and technological transformation. She is the author of a book, A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia, which has had an impact on governments, NGOs, and international agencies in promoting women's rights in land and property. This work has also inspired research in Latin America and globally. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Bina Agarwal is the 407th most popular economist (up from 408th in 2024), the 1,214th most popular biography from India (up from 1,293rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Bina Agarwal ranks 407 out of 414. Before her are Sajid Javid, Paul Collier, Steve Keen, Eric Lander, Christina Romer, and Winona LaDuke. After her are Raghuram Rajan, Olga Golodets, Yochai Benkler, Gita Gopinath, Kate Raworth, and Rebecca Blank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bina Agarwal ranks 725. Before her are Kathy Hammond, Lucie Arnaz, Carlos Frenk, Joy Harjo, Patricia de Lille, and Jim DeMint. After her are Dan Attias, Mark N. Brown, Julia Duffy, Justin Raimondo, Richard Lloyd, and Steve Riddick.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bina Agarwal ranks 1,214 out of 1,861. Before her are Leander Paes (1973), Vijaya Mehta (1934), Uma Bharti (1959), Michael Bennet (1964), Sushant Singh Rajput (1986), and Urvashi Butalia (1952). After her are Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927), Sarika (1962), Allu Arjun (1982), K. L. Rahul (1992), Laxmirani Majhi (1989), and Sohrab Modi (1897).

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Among ECONOMISTS In India

Among economists born in India, Bina Agarwal ranks 7. Before her are Amartya Sen (1933), Mahbub ul Haq (1934), Abhijit Banerjee (1961), Jagdish Bhagwati (1934), Avinash Dixit (1944), and Kshama Sawant (1973). After her are Raghuram Rajan (1963), and Gita Gopinath (1971).

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