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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Transmigration, the Environment, and Indigenous Peoples
Author: Land Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Author: Rajkumari Chandra Kalindi RoyPublisher: IWGIA
ISBN: 9788790730291
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Little is know about the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh (CHT), an area of approximately 5,089 square miles in southeastern Bangladesh. It is inhabited by indigenous peoples, including the Bawm, Sak, Chakma, Khumi Khyang, Marma, Mru, Lushai, Uchay (also called Mrung, Brong, Hill Tripura), Pankho, Tanchangya and Tripura (Tipra), numbering over half a million. Originally inhabited exclusively by indigenous peoples, the Hill Tracts has been impacted by national projects and programs with dire consequences. This book describes the struggle of the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region to regain control over their ancestral land and resource rights. From sovereign nations to the limited autonomy of today, the report details the legal basis of the land rights of the indigenous peoples and the different tools employed by successive administrations to exploit their resources and divest them of their ancestral lands and territories. The book argues that development programs need to be implemented in a culturally appropriate manner to be truly sustainable, and with the consent and participation of the peoples concerned. Otherwise, they only serve to push an already vulnerable people into greater impoverishment and hardship. The devastation wrought by large-scale dams and forestry policies cloaked as development programs is succinctly described in this report, as is the population transfer and militarization. The interaction of all these factors in the process of assimilation and integration is the background for this book, analyzed within the perspective of indigenous and national law, and complemented by international legal approaches. The book concludes with an updateon the developments since the signing of the Peace Accord between the Government of Bangladesh and the Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) on December 2, 1997.
Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series)
Author: J. R. McNeillPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393075893
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
"One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his startling book, J. R. McNeill gives us our first general account of what may prove to be the most significant dimension of the twentieth century: its environmental history. To a degree unprecedented in human history, we have refashioned the earth's air, water, and soil, and the biosphere of which we are a part. Based on exhaustive research, McNeill's story—a compelling blend of anecdotes, data, and shrewd analysis—never preaches: it is our definitive account. This is a volume in The Global Century Series (general editor, Paul Kennedy).
Inside Indonesia
Author: Economic Development, Migrant Labour and Indigenous Welfare in Irian Jaya, 1970-84
Author: Chris ManningPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
From Colonization to Nation-State
Author: Riwanto TirtosudarmoPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811664374
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This book examines the history of the political demography of Indonesia. Chronologically, the book begins by introducing the colonization program as a predecessor of transmigration program after independence. The transmigration program, Indonesia’s state policy on migration, is discussed at length in the book but other migration related issues are also presented to show the complex relationship between migration and other social, economic and political issues in Indonesia. In the final chapter, the book discusses the contemporary issues and challenges of disintegration that is facing Indonesia as a nation-state. The book ends with an epilog that shows Indonesia’s political demography challenges in the 21st Century.
Environmental Change in South-East Asia
Author: Raymond BryantPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134794118
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly "green" activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress that neither the quest for sustainable development nor the process of environmental change itself can be understood without reference to political processes.
Multilateral Development Banks
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and FinancePublisher:
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Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Rural Poverty, Migration, and the Environment in Developing Countries
Author: Richard E. BilsborrowPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Case studies-- of the links between highlands and lowlands in Latin America; of transmigration in Indonesia; and of migration and desertification in the Sudan-- illustrate the relationship between poverty, internal migration, and environmental change in rural areas of developing countries.
Mortgaging the Earth
Author: Bruce RichPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134167253
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
This critique of World Bank operations examines the effects of this organization on the societies in which it operates. Highly critical of the Bank's practices in its 50 years of operation, the author demonstrates how the Bank has become virtually unaccountable and a law unto itself. He describes how the Bank has supported oppressive regimes and loaned money to support large projects which have displaced local populations. He argues further that the Bank's current policies of structural adjustment are arresting the development of Third World countries.