The Development Dilemma: Displacement in India

Product Description 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. Review ...a stimulating piece of action research... written with a clear and accessible style... Journal of Asian Studies About the Author S. Parasuraman is Professor of Social Science at the Tata Institute of Social Science, Bombay.