Industrial Development and Displacement: The People of Korba

Industrial Development and Displacement: The People of Korba
ISBN-10
8132103718
ISBN-13
9788132103714
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2003-11-11
Publisher
SAGE Publications India
Authors
Nikhil Verma, Vasudha Dhagamwar, Subrata De

Description

`This is among the most important books in recent Indian literature and scholarship on involuntary resettlement. MARG's researchers have collectively produced a compeling, in-depth, and lively social account that must be read by many. The book is replete with unexpected questions and fresh ideas on many issues and unsolved problems in resettlement practice' - Professor Michael M Cernea, World Bank The issues of people being forced to abandon their homelands is a matter of global concern. In India, the displacement of local inhabitants due to large development projects such as big dams, has received a fair amount of attention both from activists, researchers and the media. However the nature and consequences of displacement caused by urban development or by the development of industrial clusters is an area that has so far received scant attention. This significant book is based on intensive fieldwork in Korba, a little known multi-project industrial area in Chhattisgarh. It describes the impact of piecemeal industrial development, and its consequent environmental degradation, on the lives of the original inhabitants of the region.

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