Relocation failures in Sri Lanka
Subtitle: a short history of internal displacement and resettlement
By: Robert Muggah.
Publisher: Zed Books; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781848130456; 9781848130463
Subjects: Internally displaced persons -- Sri Lanka; Internally displaced persons -- Sri Lanka -- Social conditions; Economic development projects -- Social aspects -- Sri Lanka; Economic development projects -- Environmental aspects -- Sri Lanka; Humanitarian assistance -- Sri Lanka; Humanitarian intervention -- Sri Lanka
Description: This unique new book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. In highlighting the ways that development assistance can exacerbate smoldering conflicts, the volume provides an important caution to the aid community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-312) and index.