Development Dilemma

S. Parasuraman is Professor of Social Science at the Tata Institute of Social Science, Bombay.

...a stimulating piece of action research... written with a clear and accessible style... Journal of Asian Studies

• List of tables Abbreviations Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction: Development's Painful Social Costs; M.M.Cernea Development, Displacement and Resettlement in India Assessing the Impact of Displacement Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy in Practice Displacement Due to the Durgapur Steel Plant Displacement Due to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Displacement Due to the Bolani Iron Ore Mines Displacement Due to the Maharashtra II Irrigation Project Displacement Due to the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project Displacement Due to the Sardar Sarovar Project The Consequences of Displacement for Women The Narmada Movement Conclusions Notes References Index