Displacement by development projects jeopardizes welfare of people living at its periphery. The acquisition of land for large industries, mines, or special economic zones gives rise to the livelihood insecurity of the poor and less privileged people. Displacement from the original habitations...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept, which states that private corporation or public organisation has a responsibility to the society they belong to. It minimises the cost as well as risks, thereby, increasing the brand value and reputation of the company. According to Howard...

Urbanization is closely linked to modernization, industrialization, and the sociological process of rationalization. Urbanization is not merely a modern phenomenon, but a rapid and historic transformation of human social roots on a global scale, whereby predominantly rural culture is being...

The Globalization has various dimensions which sometimes affect tribal communities positively and sometimes negatively. Since the emergence of liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG),the areas inhabited by tribal population have been subject to various protests due to involuntary...

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) is a model of development which enforces certain technical and economic options before masses. The success of any developmental programme cannot be judged in merely their effect on income and employment opportunities but more specifically on welfare of...