This book addresses the issue of displacement of tribal people in the name of development. Taking a close look at the economic and industrial development of India, it explores the ground reality of this development.

Tracing the causes of displacement, it highlights the environmental, social and human costs of developmental projects on the oustees. It also discusses at length the reality of impoverished risks in the local scenario, legislative involvement and ideologies during post-colonial era, multiple impoverished risks of the tribal ousters and alternatives for risk management, effectiveness of employment, education and rehabilitation, and the concept of resettlement and rehabilitation from a human rights perspective.