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Beginning in the mid-1980s, China began to adhere to policies set out by the World Bank requiring the assessment of forced resettlements as an integral and mandatory component of infrastructure projects (Cernea 1998). Nevertheless, until recently, hydropower developers did not comprehensively consider the social impacts of their projects and consequences to livelihoods resulting from the displacement of people.
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Yu, X., He, D., Phousavanh, P. (2019). Changes in Women’s Livelihood in Areas Affected by Hydropower Projects. In: Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1565-7_8
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