Mathur Displacement and Resettlement in India

The Human Cost of Development
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-04718-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

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 capital inflows and put India’s growth trajectory into jeopardy. It analyses the challenge of protecting the interests of farmers, and at the same time ensuring that these issues do not hinder the path of development. The book goes on to highlight the emerging approaches to resettlement that promise a more equitable development outcome.

A timely analysis of displacement and resettlement, this book has an appeal beyond South Asian Studies alone. It is of interest to policy makers, planners, administrators, and scholars in the field of resettlement and development studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mathur, Hari Mohan

Mathur, Hari

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Displacement and Resettlement in the Development Process Part 1: Displacement by Development 1. Not by Dams Alone: Urban Development Projects and Displacement of Slum Dwellers 2. Mining Coal, Undermining People: Flawed Resettlement Leaves Displaced People Worse Off 3. Common Development Disorders: Impoverishment Risks from Projects that Involve Displacement Part 2: The Policy Response 4. Good Intentions are not Enough: The World Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement 5. Providing a Better Life for Displaced People: National Policy Guidelines on Involuntary Resettlement Part 3: Approaches to Resettlement 6. Social Impact Assessment: An Aid to Understanding the Likely Effects of a Proposed Intervention 7. Making Resettlement Work: Issues in Planning and Implementation 8. New Livelihoods for Old: Restoring Incomes Lost due to Involuntary Resettlement 9. No End to Injustice: Gender Biases in Resettlement Planning Part 4: Resettlement in a Globalizing World 10. Investors In, Farmers Out: Private-Sector Projects and the Contentious Issue of Land Acquisition 11. A Blow to Tribal Life: The Disastrous Impact of Globalization Part 5: The Way Forward 12. Development for All: Ensure that the Displaced People Have a Share in Project Benefits

Über Autor(innen)

Hari Mohan Mathur is Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi. He has written or edited several books on anthropology, development and resettlement, including India Social Development Report 2008: Development and Displacement (2008) and Resettling Displaced People: Policy and Practice in India (2011).