Development, Environment and Migration: Lessons for Sustainability

This book examines the mining sector in India, highlighting its human and environmental costs, and identifies gaps in policy and implementation that threaten local communities' livelihoods. It offers an assessment of local political economies and suggests frameworks for inclusive growth.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate relationship between social justice and sustainable development, shedding light on India's mining sector and the states' frameworks for economic growth. Through a series of insightful chapters, the volume explores mining practices in the mineral-rich regions of eastern India, highlighting their profound human and environmental costs.

In a critical analysis, the book identifies selected mining projects in India that have led to widespread displacements, poverty, and environmental degradation. It uncovers gaps in policy implementation, inadequate safeguards, and the threat these pose to the socio-economic and ecological well-being of local communities.

Based on a wealth of documents, reports, interviews, and field observations, the book engages with a range of issues surrounding the mining sector, including land acquisition, land use and degradation, compensation politics, policies, agitation, and social mobilisation. It also provides an assessment of local political economies and offers suggestive frameworks for inclusive growth in this critical sector.

This book appeals to students and researchers interested in development studies, sociology, law and governance, human ecology, and economics. It offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics between social justice, sustainable development, and the mining industry, contributing to a more informed understanding of these critical issues.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367504779