Isbn: 9786139859627 - Dilemmas of Development-induced Displacement: Greater Common Good or Anti-poor Bias (6 results)

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Dilemmas of Development-induced Displacement | Greater common good or anti-poor bias | Mariam Naweed | Taschenbuch | 64 S. | Englisch | 2018 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9786139859627 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Millions of people are displaced every year due to urban development and creation of large-scale developmental projects, such as dams, and highways. Analysing the concept of development-induced development, this study merely questions the idea of dispossession being an indispensable byproduct of development. It examines the very rationale behind one such project in Pakistan - the Lyari Expressway - and demonstrates how the project was justified in the name of greater common good; nonetheless it ended causing insurmountable anguish and pain to thousands of displaced persons. Drawing attention to the dominant interests of the state and the powerful actors within a society, the study contends how these development projects often produce an anti-poor bias, thereby creating unequal benefits for the less powerful members of the society. As capitalism intensifies, the need for mega-projects will rise and subsequently its associated dispossession will escalate. Thus there is an ever greater need to strike a balance between development and the interests of the citizens. This book is recommended for academics in social and political sciences and to development experts and policy makers. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Autor/Autorin: Naweed MariamMariam Naweed is a former student of SOAS, University of London. She is passionate for humanitarianism and socio-economic development and has worked extensively in this field with organisations such as UNOCHA and Pakista.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Millions of people are displaced every year due to urban development and creation of large-scale developmental projects, such as dams, and highways. Analysing the concept of development-induced development, this study merely questions the idea of dispossession being an indispensable byproduct of development. It examines the very rationale behind one such project in Pakistan - the Lyari Expressway - and demonstrates how the project was justified in the name of greater common good; nonetheless it ended causing insurmountable anguish and pain to thousands of displaced persons. Drawing attention to the dominant interests of the state and the powerful actors within a society, the study contends how these development projects often produce an anti-poor bias, thereby creating unequal benefits for the less powerful members of the society. As capitalism intensifies, the need for mega-projects will rise and subsequently its associated dispossession will escalate. Thus there is an ever greater need to strike a balance between development and the interests of the citizens. This book is recommended for academics in social and political sciences and to development experts and policy makers. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Millions of people are displaced every year due to urban development and creation of large-scale developmental projects, such as dams, and highways. Analysing the concept of development-induced development, this study merely questions the idea of dispossession being an indispensable byproduct of development. It examines the very rationale behind one such project in Pakistan - the Lyari Expressway - and demonstrates how the project was justified in the name of greater common good; nonetheless it ended causing insurmountable anguish and pain to thousands of displaced persons. Drawing attention to the dominant interests of the state and the powerful actors within a society, the study contends how these development projects often produce an anti-poor bias, thereby creating unequal benefits for the less powerful members of the society. As capitalism intensifies, the need for mega-projects will rise and subsequently its associated dispossession will escalate. Thus there is an ever greater need to strike a balance between development and the interests of the citizens. This book is recommended for academics in social and political sciences and to development experts and policy makers.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 64 pp. Englisch. …