Abstract
This article analyses the impact of recent development-led displacement on rural communities, emphasising particularly their loss of land and of access to common land. Displacement of rural communities from their natural habitats results in a host of socio-economic impacts. This study will focus mainly on farmers and tribal communities in India - as to how they have been affected by the modernisation process, especially since the adoption of neoliberal economic reforms. For a rural community the displacement is a traumatic both in terms livelihoods and from a cultural perspective. The paper examines the issues of displacement of the rural communities, especially in tribal areas that have been relatively isolated from the outside world. Modernisation-induced displacement becomes important due to its impact on the rural communities through land alienation which has resulted in protests by the affected communities. The study finds a gap in the literature regarding the impact of development projects on the socio-economic conditions of the rural communities.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | 226-239 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Turkish Economic Review |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |