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Voluntary and involuntary resettlement in China: a false dichotomy?

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  • Brooke Wilmsen
  • Mark Wang

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The success of involuntary resettlement is contingent on recasting the involuntary as voluntary. To explore this proposition, this article presents two projects in China – one “voluntary” (Poverty Alleviation Resettlement or PAR) and relatively “successful” and one “involuntary” (Three Gorges Project Resettlement or TGPR) and less so. The research finds the voluntary–involuntary dichotomy a false one. It is not volition that leads to better outcomes, but people-centred practices that are embedded in policy, planning, and implementation of PAR. Perhaps the most important lesson drawn is that all resettlements should be based on a commitment to settlement and not just resettlement.

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  • Brooke Wilmsen & Mark Wang, 2015. "Voluntary and involuntary resettlement in China: a false dichotomy?," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(5), pages 612-627, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:25:y:2015:i:5:p:612-627
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1051947
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    1. Wei Liu & Jingxuan Zhang & Long Qian, 2022. "Measuring Community Resilience and Its Determinants: Relocated Vulnerable Community in Western China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-20, December.
    2. Rui Wang & Yuan Gao, 2022. "An Evaluation of Factors Influencing Urban Integration and Livelihood of Eco-Migrant Families: Quantitative Evidence from Western China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-14, December.

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