Dams, Migration and Authoritarianism in China - The Local State in Yunnan

Informationen zum Autor Sabrina Habich is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Klappentext This book studies the evolution of dam-induced resettlement policy in China, based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Yunnan province. It shows that local governments are caught in a double bind, facing strong top-down pressures in, while simultaneously having to handle growing social pressure from communities affected by resettlement policies. Zusammenfassung This book studies the evolution of dam-induced resettlement policy in China, based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Yunnan province. It shows that local governments are caught in a double bind, facing strong top-down pressures in, while simultaneously having to handle growing social pressure from communities affected by resettlement policies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Authoritarianism, Policy, And Dams 2. Fragmented Mediation And The Local State 3. Dam Resettlement Policy In China 4. Hydropower Development, Resettlement And The Nuozhadu Dam 5. One Dam, Many Policies: The Resettlement Experience Of Green Mountain Village 6. One Dam, Many Policies: Resettlement Experience Of South Stream Village 7. Conclusion – Policy, Power And Mediation

Product details

• Authors: Sabrina Habich, Habich Sabrina
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138609020
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60902-0
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Society & culture: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General