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Poor Get A Stake In India's Booming Economy

By: Corey Flintoff // November 30, 2011
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Even a tiny plot of land in India can be a ticket out of poverty. That's because many government programs and benefits are tied to land ownership. One non-governmental organization is running a program to help the rural poor obtain the title to the land they till.

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