What are some of the new claims for rights which the process of development has generated?

The new claims for rights that have been generated by the process of development are as follows:

(i) The protection of people affected by development from the state and the society as a whole.

(ii) The right of people to be consulted about decisions that affect their lives.

(iii) The right to livelihood of people when their regular livelihood activities are threatened by developmental activities.

(iv) Rights of communities, particularly tribal and aboriginal, to the use of natural resources.

Rights of future generations to the resources that are common to the entire humanity

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What do you understand by the term development? Would all sections of society benefit from such a definition of development?

Discuss some of the social and ecological costs of the kind of development which has been pursued in most countries.

In your view how successful have popular struggles like been in making the state responsive to the social and environmental costs of development? Discuss with examples.

What would be the advantages of democracy over other forms of government for ensuring that decisions regarding development are made to promote the common good?

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What are some of the new claims for rights which the process of development has generated?