From compensation to development: the application and progress of RwD in China

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摘要 Involuntaryresettlementcausedbyprojectconstructionisadifficultproblemovertheworld.Inthepast,therestorationoflivelihoodsintheeventofinvoluntaryresettlementhasbeenbasedpurelyonprovidingcompensationtothosewhoaredisplaced.Evidencehasshownthatcompensation-basedinvoluntaryresettlementcannotrealizetheobjectiveofrestoringandimprovingresettlers'livingstandard.Withaviewtoimprovethisoutcome,thecon-ceptofResettlementwithDevelopment(RwD)wasenvisagedandisnowgenerallyheraldedasthemeanstomitigatethecatastrophicfailuresofthepast.However,fewdevelopingcountrieshaveincludedtheconceptofRwDintotheirnationalpoliciesandChinaisoneofthem.TheChinesegovernmenthastakenresettlementasanopportunitytohelpresettlersrestoreandimprovetheirlivingstandardsanddevelopeconomyinreservoirareasbyimplementingRwDpolicyincludinggivingcompensationandsubsidiesatearlystageandofferingproductionassistanceatlatestage,settingupreservoirconstructionfund,initiatingpartnershipprogramsandpreferentialpolicyaswellasenhancinginfrastructureconstruction.ThepreliminaryexperiencefromtheTGPresettlementhasverifiedthatthetransformationfromcompensation-basedresettlementtoRwDisarightpolicychoice.Meanwhile,becauseofthechangingpoliticalenvironmentandthecomplexityofinvoluntaryresettlementthereisstillroomforChinatoimproveitsRwDpolicy.
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出处 《生态经济:英文版》 2008年1期
出版日期 2008年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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