Displacement and Resettlement in India: The Human Cost of Development (Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series) - Softcover

Mathur, Hari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138086983 ISBN 13: 9781138086982

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138086983
• ISBN 13: 9781138086982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248