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Uneven development and displacement is an exciting new volume that dr hyun bang shin has coedited with loretta lees university of leicester and ernesto lopezmorales university of chile, santiago. Developmentinduced displacement can conceivably reduce inequalities if it primarily benefits the poor and puts the burdens on those who are better off. In india, informal estimates of involuntary resettlement are estimated to be around 50 million people over the last five decades, and three. Trauma of displacement the postindependence development induced displacement has mostly caused downward spiral of impoverishments. Edited by hari mohan mathur, with the collaboration of michael. Using interesting and relevant case studies, the various. Ghost protocol is an important and engaging book that provides scholars in chinese studies, anthropology, and geography interested in exploring the cultural and historical forces moving the chinese economy and its participants today with the theoreticallysophisticated and meticulouslyresearched ethnographic work they need. Girl at war by sara novic, the namesake by jhumpa lahiri, the dutch house by ann patchett, there there by tommy orange, an. Development induced displacement and resettlement causes, consequences, and sociolegal context. The problem of escalating population displacement demands global attention and country coordination. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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For decades, policymakers in government, development banks and foundations, ngos, researchers and students have struggled with the problem of how to protect people who are displaced from their homes and livelihoods by development projects. Chinas development does not result from historical imperatives or deliberate economic strategies, but from the effects of discrete practices the contributors call protocols, which stem from an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. The existing literature on the issue of displacement can be broadly categorised as following. There is no limit to what can be called a development project.
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The long drawn out, dehumanising, disempowering and painful process of displacement has led to widespread traumatic psychological and sociocultural consequences. Developmentinduced displacement and resettlement ebook by. Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development ebook by. Winner of the african studies associations 2014 melville j. The book is replete with unexpected questions and fresh ideas on many issues and. Development projects as a displacement phenomenon in africa 3. Cahora bassa dam on the zambezi river, built in the early 1970s. An examination of the neighborhood transformation, gentrification, and displacement that accompany more compact development around transit. What each of these people has in common is that they are all residents of patha village in mandala district, madhya pradesh, which is one. This chapter examines hydropower development on southwest chinas nu river. Under contemporary capitalism the extraction of value from the built environment has escalated, a phenomenon working in tandem with other urban processes to lay the foundations for the exploitative.
Every year millions of people are displaced from their homes, livelihoods and communities due to landbased development projects. Routledge studies in development, displacement and resettlement. The authors argue that the rights and responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in development projects need to. Development vs displacement of tribal people in india problem and prospects. However, horizontal equity among the poor will be violated when some disadvantaged groups benefit while others are harmed by being displaced. The frequency of forced displacements is rapidly increasing, the sheer numbers of uprooted and impoverished people reveal fast accelerating trends, whilst government reporting remains poor and misleading. Introduction, tensions in the nationstate model of political organisation, the. Cities and regions throughout the world are encouraging smarter growth patterns and expanding their transit systems to accommodate this growth, reduce. Development, displacement, and marginalisation book, 2011. Development is widely viewed as an inevitable step towards modernization and economic growth in developing countries. Mar 07, 2011 students and researchers will find this book as an essential reading material on the issue of displacement by development. Confronting marginalisation and gender injustice applies gender analysis to development induced displacement and resettlement in th.
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