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The Development Dilemma. Displacement in India.
S. Parasuraman
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Description for The Development Dilemma. Displacement in India.
Paperback. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
The social, economic and political contexts in which development projects in India are implemented, and consequences to people displaced by such projects, are analyzed in this book. Development, displacement, resettlement and rehabilitation processes related to three major reservoir bases' irrigation and power projects, and three major industrial projects are studied. The role of the State, international agencies and the private industrial sector in promoting development and managing rehabilitation of the displaced people is assessed, and the author proposes a framework for a comprehensive policy on development, displacement and rehabilitation.
The social, economic and political contexts in which development projects in India are implemented, and consequences to people displaced by such projects, are analyzed in this book. Development, displacement, resettlement and rehabilitation processes related to three major reservoir bases' irrigation and power projects, and three major industrial projects are studied. The role of the State, international agencies and the private industrial sector in promoting development and managing rehabilitation of the displaced people is assessed, and the author proposes a framework for a comprehensive policy on development, displacement and rehabilitation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
Series
Institute of Social Studies, the Hague
Number of Pages
299
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349272501
SKU
V9781349272501
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99-15
About S. Parasuraman
S. Parasuraman is Professor of Social Science at the Tata Institute of Social Science, Bombay.
Reviews for The Development Dilemma. Displacement in India.
...a stimulating piece of action research... written with a clear and accessible style... Journal of Asian Studies