Land acquisition, displacement and resettlement in Gujarat : 1947-2004 / Lancy Lobo, Shashikant Kumar.

By:

Lobo, Lancy, 1948-

Contributor(s):

Kumar, Shashikant

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi, India : Sage Publications India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 303 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9788132101437
813210143X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Land acquisition, displacement and resettlement in Gujarat.DDC classification:

305.9/0691409547509045 22

LOC classification:

HD879.G8 L63 2009eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- Regional characteristics and development projects -- Trends in land acquisition and families affected -- Water resource projects -- Industrial projects -- Other projects -- Deprival by developmental projects -- Resettlement, rehabilitation and monetary compensation -- Background of the displaced and deprived respondents -- The process of displacement -- Consequences and impact on people -- Development-induced displacement : policy issues.

Summary: This book is a first-ever detailed analysis of the land acquired for development. projects and their impact on the displaced and project-affected people of Gujarat, . from 1947 to 2004. It begins with a debate on the meaning of the term?development?. and focuses on displacement, marginalisation and impoverishment as direct consequences. of admittedly debatable methods of progress adopted in Gujarat in the name of. development. The book presents a comprehensive account of land acquired for water resources, . industries, mines, HRD, transportation/communication, and urban development. projects an.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-298) and index.

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This book is a first-ever detailed analysis of the land acquired for development. projects and their impact on the displaced and project-affected people of Gujarat, . from 1947 to 2004. It begins with a debate on the meaning of the term?development?. and focuses on displacement, marginalisation and impoverishment as direct consequences. of admittedly debatable methods of progress adopted in Gujarat in the name of. development. The book presents a comprehensive account of land acquired for water resources, . industries, mines, HRD, transportation/communication, and urban development. projects an.

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