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How Mineral-based Industrial Development Marginalizes and Displaces People in India [electronic resource] : Three Case Studies
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meher, Rajkishor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--India--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Forced migration--India--Case studies.
- Indigenous peoples--India--Social conditions--Case studies.
- Land use--India--Case studies.
- Mineral industries--India--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Land use--Social conditions--India--Case studies.
- Land use.
- Forced migration--Social aspects--India--Case studies.
- Forced migration.
- Indigenous peoples--Social aspects--India--Case studies.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Mineral industries--India--Case studies.
- Mineral industries.
- Economic development--India--Case studies.
- Economic development.
- Local Subjects:
- Economic development--India--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Forced migration--India--Case studies.
- Indigenous peoples--India--Social conditions--Case studies.
- Land use--India--Case studies.
- Mineral industries--India--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- How Mineral-based Industrial Development Marginalizes and Displaces People in India
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study focuses on the three giant steel plants of India set up in the mineral rich tribal regions during the 1950s and 1960s. The study provides an account of the adverse consequences of displacement faced by the people and their ecosystem as a whole. It compares the three steel plants in terms of policy and implementation of the rehabilitation of the displacees from which useful lessons can be drawn for the future.
- Contents:
- HOW MINERAL-BASED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT MARGINALIZES AND DISPLACES PEOPLE IN INDIA: Three Case Studies; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Bhilai, Bokaro and Rourkela: Pre-Industrial Scenario; Chapter 2 - The Modern Steel Cities Versus the State of Living of Displaced People; Chapter 3 - Development Scenario of the Periphery and the Resettlement Colonies; Chapter 4 - From Field to Factory and After? Impact of Mineral-Based Industries on Ecosystem People
- Chapter 5 - Mineral-Based Industries and the Involuntary Displacement Caused by DevelopmentChapter 6 - Protest and Resistance to Forced Displacement; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1768-0
- OCLC:
- 821180807
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