Bina Agarwal
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Bina Agarwal is an Indian development economist and feminist scholar renowned for her pioneering work on gender, land rights, and environmental governance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bina Agarwal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T996035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bina Agarwal Context triple: [Delhi School of Economics, hasNotableScholar, Bina Agarwal]
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Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and climate policy advocate known for her leadership at the Centre for Science and Environment and her influential work on water management, sustainable development, and environmental justice.
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B.
Ela Bhatt
Ela Bhatt was an Indian cooperative organizer, lawyer, and founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), renowned globally for her pioneering work in women’s rights and grassroots economic empowerment.
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C.
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and ecofeminist known for her advocacy of biodiversity, small-scale agriculture, and social justice in the global food system.
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D.
Ritu Banga
Ritu Banga is an Indian-American businesswoman and co-founder of the talent advisory firm Zoomdojo, known also as the wife of Mastercard executive and World Bank president Ajay Banga.
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E.
Lakshmibai Newalkar
Lakshmibai Newalkar, better known as Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, was a leading queen and warrior of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bina Agarwal Target entity description: Bina Agarwal is an Indian development economist and feminist scholar renowned for her pioneering work on gender, land rights, and environmental governance.
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A.
Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and climate policy advocate known for her leadership at the Centre for Science and Environment and her influential work on water management, sustainable development, and environmental justice.
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B.
Ela Bhatt
Ela Bhatt was an Indian cooperative organizer, lawyer, and founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), renowned globally for her pioneering work in women’s rights and grassroots economic empowerment.
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C.
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and ecofeminist known for her advocacy of biodiversity, small-scale agriculture, and social justice in the global food system.
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D.
Ritu Banga
Ritu Banga is an Indian-American businesswoman and co-founder of the talent advisory firm Zoomdojo, known also as the wife of Mastercard executive and World Bank president Ajay Banga.
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E.
Lakshmibai Newalkar
Lakshmibai Newalkar, better known as Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, was a leading queen and warrior of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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development economist ⓘ economist ⓘ feminist scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Delhi ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Amartya Sen Award
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Balzan Prize ⓘ Ibn Khaldun Award for Excellence in Social Science ⓘ Leontief Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought
Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ V.K.R.V. Rao Award in Economics ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Delhi School of Economics
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Indraprastha College for Women ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| fieldOfWork |
development economics
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environmental governance ⓘ feminist economics ⓘ gender and land rights ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of women’s collective action in natural resource management
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comparative research on property and inheritance laws ⓘ research on environmental governance ⓘ research on gender and land rights ⓘ work in feminist economics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| name | Bina Agarwal self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
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Gender and Command Over Property: A Critical Gap in Economic Analysis and Policy in South Asia ⓘ Gender and Green Governance: The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry ⓘ Gender, Environment and Poverty Interlinks ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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economist ⓘ professor ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director at Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi
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President of the International Association for Feminist Economics ⓘ President of the International Society for Ecological Economics ⓘ Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the University of Manchester ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
agrarian change
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collective action ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ gender inequality in South Asia ⓘ property rights ⓘ rural institutions ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Institute of Economic Growth
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University of Delhi ⓘ University of Manchester ⓘ |
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