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Social Safeguards: Avoiding the Unintended Impacts of Development
Large-scale development projects oftentimes end up creating negative impacts that affect vulnerable populations with particular intensity. Projects likely to displace families from their homes, degrade the living conditions of indigenous peoples or intensify social conflicts at local levels are not uncommon. Social safeguards are intended to prevent these and other unintended impacts, and when the impacts cannot be averted, to develop appropriate measures to mitigate them. However, the practical implementation of social safeguards is plagued with a series of structural problems. The collection of stories from the field presented in this book illustrates the principles and application of social safeguards in the context of projects funded by multilateral banks, identifying key challenges in their implementation and exploring paths to overcome those limitations.
134 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2015
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About the author
Rodolfo Tello
10 books14 followersRodolfo Tello has a variety of writing interests, which include international development, financial investing, and environmental sustainability. His latest book is a beginner's guide to investing in the stock market.
When he is not writing, he is usually monitoring stock market trends, or managing the social, environmental, and governance risks of investment projects funded by international financial institutions.
He holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He also earned degrees in anthropology, including a PhD from American University and a master's from the University of Maryland, College Park.
He is based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
When he is not writing, he is usually monitoring stock market trends, or managing the social, environmental, and governance risks of investment projects funded by international financial institutions.
He holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He also earned degrees in anthropology, including a PhD from American University and a master's from the University of Maryland, College Park.
He is based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
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March 8, 2015
I received this book free from Goodreads for an honest review.
I really liked this book. The book explains what social safeguards are put in place to avoid the unintended impacts of development. There are challenges involved and this book gives many examples. The challenges are not always easy.
But some people do benefit by being given a better standard of living.
Mr. Tello is an anthropologist and has done a great deal of work in international development, especially in the area of social safeguards.
Excellent book. Written by an expert in the field.
I really liked this book. The book explains what social safeguards are put in place to avoid the unintended impacts of development. There are challenges involved and this book gives many examples. The challenges are not always easy.
But some people do benefit by being given a better standard of living.
Mr. Tello is an anthropologist and has done a great deal of work in international development, especially in the area of social safeguards.
Excellent book. Written by an expert in the field.
August 18, 2015
I found this book to be interesting and enlightening. I appreciate that someone took the time to research and compile all the facts and conclusions about the effects of development. I personally would have preferred less of a subjunctive mood in the writing, but I admit that the writing style made it easier to read and sympathize with.
**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
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