Biography

Prof. Bina Agarwal Professor of and Environment, , UK.

Bina Agarwal is Professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester. Earlier she was Director and Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Delhi, she has been President of the International Society for ; Vice-President, International Economic Association; and President, International Association for . She is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy, The World Academy of Sciences, and life fellow of the International Economic Association. She has served on many international advisory bodies, and held distinguished visiting positions at Harvard, Princeton, Cambridge, Michigan, Minnesota, and the New York University School of Law. Agarwal’s publications encompass over 88 academic articles and 12 books, including the awardwinning book, A Field of One’s Own: and Land Rights in South Asia (Cambridge University Press, 1994). Her more recent books, both published by , are: Gender and Green Governance (2010) and Gender Challenges (2016), a three volume compendium of her selected papers, covering the fields of Agriculture, Property, and the Environment. In 2008 she was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India. Her other awards include: the Edgar Graham Book Prize 1995-1996; the A.K. Coomaraswamy Book Prize 1996; the K.H. Bhateja Book Prize 1996; the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for distinguished contributions to development studies 2002; the Ramesh Chandra award for agricultural economics 2005; The Leontief Prize 2010 for advancing the frontiers of economic thought; Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit 2017, Government of France; the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize 2017, France; and the International Balzan Prize 2017. She also holds honorary doctorates from ISS, The Hague, and the University of Antwerp. See also: www.binaagarwal.com