Development Projects and Impoverishment Risks

This book looks at the Indian experience of resettlement and the recent recognition of the need for rehabilitation of affected people. It presents evidence of impoverishment, seeks its causes and suggests ways to reduce the risks of impoverishment. It is thus an important contribution to this crucial debate and widens the scope and parameters of the discussion to include humanitarian and pragmatic concerns for people. This book is intended for all those interested in and concerned with development projects: academics, administrators, activists, NGOs, research institutes and other agencies such as the World Bank, UNHCR etc.