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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Asia-Pacific studies: past and present ; volume 6
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Asia Pacific studies ; v. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Social assessment for projects in China is an important emerging field. This collection of essays - from authors whose formative work has influenced the policies that shape practice in development-affected communities - locates recent Chinese experience of the development of social assessment practices (including in displacement and resettlement) in a historical and comparative perspective. Contributors - social scientists employed by international development banks, national government agencies, and sub-contracting groups - examine projects from a practitioner's perspective. Real-life experi. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Making Economic Growth Socially Sustainable? -- Part I -- Engaged Social Research in Shifting Development Narratives -- Introduction to Part I -- 1 -- Landmarks in Development: The Introduction of Social Analysis -- 2 -- Social Science and the Mining Sector: Contemporary Roles and Dilemmas for Engagement -- 3 -- Practising Social Development: Navigating Local Contexts to Benefit Local Communities -- 4 -- Striving for Good Practice: Unpacking AusAID's Approach to Community Development -- 5 -- Seeds of Life: Social Research for Improved Farmer Yields in Timor-Leste -- Part II -- Applying Sociological Knowledge in China -- Introduction to Part II -- 6 -- Social Assessment in China: Progress and Application in Domestic Development Projects -- 7 -- Turning Risks into Opportunities? Social Assessment as Governmental Techologies -- 8 -- Participatory Monitoring of Development Projects in China -- 9 -- How Social Assessment Could Improve Conservation Policy and Projects: Cases from Pastoral Management in China -- 10 -- Improving Social Impact Assessment and Participatory Planning to Identify and Manage Involuntary Resettlement Risks in the People's Republic of China -- 11 -- Stakeholder Participation in Rural Land Acquisition in China: A Case Study of the Resettlement Decision-making Process -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Economic development projects -- Social aspects -- China.
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Economic development projects -- Social aspects. |
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China. |
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Economic development projects. |
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Social planning -- China.
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Social planning. |
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Needs assessment -- China.
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Needs assessment. |
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Public welfare -- China.
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Public welfare. |
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China -- Social policy.
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Social policy. |
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China -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Price, Susanna (Social development specialist), editor.
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Robinson, Kathryn May, 1949- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781782384571 |
| ISBN |
1322950717 (electronic book) |
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9781322950716 (electronic book) |
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9781782384588 (electronic book) |
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1782384588 (electronic book) |
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9781782384571 |
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