This book examines key issues concerning land acquisition, and puts forward policy suggestions. Land acquisition is one of the most important issues besetting India’s political economy today. There have been many conflicts surrounding acquisitions; but there have been ample peaceful...

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...