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Northern Thailand specter of eviction

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posted on 2023-05-21, 00:56 authored by Walker, A, Nicholas FarrellyNicholas Farrelly
Discussions of resource management and development in northern Thailand often emphasize the threat of eviction faced by uplanders living in forest reserve zones. This “specter of eviction” is to be found in official government policy, in academic accounts of highland development, and in the activist writings of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The review of the literature in this article suggests, however, that very few evictions have in fact taken place since the early 1980s and the threat of eviction in accounts written over the past two decades is exaggerated. The authors examine some of the political, practical, and policy reasons why the rate of eviction has been very low. They conclude by arguing that reliance on the specter of eviction by activist academics and NGOs seeking to defend the rights of upland farmers results in a political strategy that is disempowering and disengaged from current livelihood realities.

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Publication title

Critical Asian Studies

Volume

40

Pagination

373-397

ISSN

1467-2715

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Routledge Taylor & Francis Ltd

Place of publication

4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, England, Oxfordshire, Ox14 4Rn

Rights statement

©2008 BCAS, Inc.

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

International political economy (excl. international trade); Expanding knowledge in human society

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