Compensating for development: Orang Asli experiences of Malaysia's Sungai Selangor dam

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Swainson, Luke ^a   Mcgregor, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Compensation; Dams; Development; Displacement; Malaysia; OrangAsli; Resettlement

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; MODERNIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STATE ROLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNGAI SELANGOR DAM; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 47949099357     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2008.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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