Development-induced displacement, rehabilitation and resettlement in India : current issues and challenges - Somayaji, Sakarama; Talwar, Smrithi (London ; New York : Routledge, 2011)
Compulsory land acquisition and involuntary displacement of communities for a larger public purpose captures the tension of development in the modern state, with the need to balance the interests of the majority while protecting the rights of the minority. In India, informal estimates of involuntary resettlement are estimated to be around 50 million people over the last five decades, and three-fourths of those displaced still face an uncertain future.Growing public concern over the long-term consequences of this has led to greater scrutiny of the rehabilitation and resettlement proce
pt. 1. Critical examination of India's rehabilitation, resettlement and land acquisition normative framework -- pt. 2. Applicability of existing normative framework in specific jurisdictions (case studies).
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Keywords: Forced migration -- India; Internally displaced persons -- India; Land use, Rural -- India; Land settlement -- India; Eminent domain -- India; Economic development projects -- Social aspects -- India