Introduction

Shobhita Jain and Madhu Bala

This volume deals with the issues of the development process in general and with the problems in the area of resettlement of those displaced in particular. The aim of this collection is not only to give impetus to further questioning and research and thereby help in establishing a new discipline of study but also to influence the practice in the field of resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R). This volume, consisting of a selection from the presentations at a national seminar,1 organized by the editors, is a modest effort in the direction of chalking out the roadmap of approaches to understand the competing interests among the various stakeholders, some rather weak, and others with varying influence in ...

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