The social, economic and political contexts in which development projects in India are implemented, and consequences to people displaced by such projects, are analyzed in this book. Development, displacement, resettlement and rehabilitation processes related to three major reservoir bases' irrigation and power projects, and three major industrial projects are studied. The role of the State, international agencies and the private industrial sector in promoting development and managing rehabilitation of the displaced people is assessed, and the author proposes a framework for a comprehensive policy on development, displacement and rehabilitation.

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

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