Abstract
Using household surveys from two selected villages in Bangladesh, this paper focuses on the phenomenon of
landlockedness or being tied to the land. A longitudinal analysis is used to determine changes in landholding and
whether being tied to the land promotes or constrains welfare outcomes. The paper argues that the relationship
between land possession and welfare is a nuanced one - for instance, in one village, the extent of cultivable land
possession still has bearing on welfare outcomes though this is not the case for the other surveyed village. The
role of the non-farm sector and, in particular, migration are also discussed as factors and processes that shape the
relationship between land possession and welfare.
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