{"product_id":"making-a-difference-social-assessment-policy-and-praxis-and-its-emergence-in-china-9781782384571","title":"Making a Difference?: Social Assessment Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSocial 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 experiences are presented as case-specific praxis, theoretically informed insight, and pragmatic lessons-learned, grounded in the history of this field of development practice. They reflect on work where economic determinism reigns supreme, yet project failure or success often hinges upon sociopolitical and cultural factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…an excellent collection of essays and case studies offering both a critical and nuanced look at how projects are produced from a practitioner’s perspective. Contributing authors . . . reflect work within a development enterprise where economic determinism reigns supreme . . . With an emphasis on highlighting the lessons learned, this book is an engaging, educational, and provocative read.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Barbara Rose Johnston\u003c\/strong\u003e, Environment, Health and Human Rights, Center for Political Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFigures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Making Economic Growth Socially Sustainable?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusanna Price\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART i: ENGAGED SOCIAL RESEARCH IN SHIFTING DEVELOPMENT NARRATIVES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to Part One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusanna Price\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eLandmarks in Development: The Introduction of Social Analysis\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael M. Cernea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Science and the Mining Sector: Contemporary Roles and Dilemmas for Engagement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDeanna Kemp and John R. Owen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Practicing Social Development: Navigating Local Contexts to Benefit Local Communities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAaron Kyle Dennis and Gregory Eliyu Guldin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eStriving for Good Practice: Unpacking AusAID’s approach to Community Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathryn Robinson and Andrew McWilliam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eSeeds of Life: Social Research for Improved Farmer Yields in East Timor\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrew McWilliam, Modesto Lopes, Diana Glazebrook, Marcelino de Jesus da Costa, and Anita Ximenes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: APPLYING SOCIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN CHINA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to Part Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusanna Price\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Assessment in the People’s Republic of China: Progress and Application in Domestic Development Projects\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLi Kaimeng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eTurning Risks into Opportunities? Social Assessment as Governmental Technologies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBettina Gransow (柯兰君)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eParticipatory Monitoring of Development Projects in China\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDavid Arthur and Jianliang Xiao (Elisa)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eHow Social Assessment Could Improve Conservation Policy and Projects: Cases from Pastoral Management in China\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWang Xiaoyi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eImproving Social Impact Assessment and Participatory Planning to Identify and Manage Involuntary Resettlement Risks in the People’s Republic of China\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eScott G. Ferguson and Wenlong Zhu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eStakeholder Participation in Rural Land Acquisition in China: A Case Study of the Resettlement Decision-making Process\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYu Qingnian and Shi Guoqing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusanna Price\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042217427287,"sku":"9781782384571","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782384571.jpg?v=1750953484","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-a-difference-social-assessment-policy-and-praxis-and-its-emergence-in-china-9781782384571","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}