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Author Mathur, Hari Mohan

Title Displacement and Resettlement in India : the Human Cost of Development
Published Taylor & Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 69
Contents Introduction: Displacement and Resettlement in the Development Process -- Part 1: Displacement by Development. Not by Dams Alone: Urban Development Projects and Displacement of Slum Dwellers ; Mining Coal, Undermining People: Flawed Resettlement Leaves Displaced People Worse Off ; Common Development Disorders: Impoverishment Risks from Projects that Involve Displacement. -- Part 2: The Policy Response. Good Intentions are not Enough: The World Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement ; Providing a Better Life for Displaced People: National Policy Guidelines on Involuntary Resettlement. -- Part 3: Approaches to Resettlement. Social Impact Assessment: An Aid to Understanding the Likely Effects of a Proposed Intervention ; Making Resettlement Work: Issues in Planning and Implementation ; New Livelihoods for Old: Restoring Incomes Lost due to Involuntary Resettlement ; No End to Injustice: Gender Biases in Resettlement Planning. -- Part 4: Resettlement in a Globalizing World. Investors In, Farmers Out: Private-Sector Projects and the Contentious Issue of Land Acquisition ; A Blow to Tribal Life: The Disastrous Impact of Globalization. -- Part 5: The Way Forward. Development for All: Ensure that the Displaced People Have a Share in Project Benefits
Summary In the past ten years or so, displacement by development projects has gone on almost untamed under the globalization pressures to meet the demand for land from local and increasingly foreign investors. Focusing on India, this book looks at the complex issue of resettling people who are displaced for the sake of development. The book discusses how the affected farming communities are fiercely opposing the development projects that often leave them worse off than before, and how this conflict is a matter of serious concern for the planners, as it could discourage potential capita
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-224) and index
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Subject Forced migration -- India
Rural-urban migration -- India
Rural development -- Social aspects -- India
Economic development -- Social aspects -- India
Economic development -- Social aspects
Forced migration
Rural-urban migration
India
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1299658393
9781299658394
9781135047191
1135047197
9780415826792
0415826799
9780203491799
0203491793