Land Acquisition, Displacement and Resettlement in Gujarat: 1947-2004
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Edition
Ist ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8178299389, 9788178299389
Length
xxii+303 p., Tables; Figures.
Subjects
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. This book presents a ...
