Land Acquisition in Asia Towards a Sustainable Policy Framework /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yoshino, Naoyuki (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Paul, Saumik (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Development economics.; Sustainable development.; Economic sociology.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Development Economics.; Sustainable Development.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; Asian Economics.

This book explores the existing and diverse institutional bottlenecks of land acquisition, ranging from legal and social to political and even environmental within the Asian context. It identifies the short- and long-term risks associated with land sale through regional case studies and aims to prop...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Interdisciplinary Approach to Long-Term Welfare Effects of Displacement
• 3. Short-Term Versus Long-Term Effects of Forced Displacement
• 4. The long-term livelihood effects of the conservation-led displacement in Kanchanpur, Nepal
• 5. Attitudes Toward Land Acquisition in Indonesia
• 6. The Political Economy of Caste, Forced Displacement and Impact on Local Communities' Welfare in Nepal
• 7. Special Economic Zones and Livelihood Changes: Evidence from India
• 8. Attitudes Towards Forced Displacement in West Bengal, India: To Move (Again) or Not?
• 9. Land Trust to Facilitate Development Through Land Transfer
• 10. Economic Development and Effects on Land
• 11. Land Pooling as a Means of Mitigating Land Displacement in India
• 12. Conclusion.