Assessing the social impact of development projects : experience in India and other Asian countries

Intro -- Assessing the Social Impact of Development Projects -- Foreword -- SIAs and Safeguard Policies Are Twins -- A Metaphorical Fork in the Road -- This Book's Central Message -- Risks' Identification Must Be Candid: Calling a Spade a Spade -- An Unusual Step Back: The World Bank "Retires" Its SIA Policy -- SIA and Human Rights -- Major Advances in Legislating SIA in Asia and Elsewhere -- The Historic Merit of India's Social Scientists -- The Paradigmatic Importance of the Safeguard Policies -- The Proposed Replacement to the Existing Safeguard Policies -- Systemic Downgrading and Dilution of Content -- UNDP's Decision: A Newly Adopted System of Safeguard Policies -- Emerging Trends and Implications: Massive Infrastructure Investments -- References -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- List of Tables -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- SIA in Development Planning -- Social Impact Assessment in India -- Organisation of the Book -- Part I: The Framework -- Part II: Social Impact Assessment: Policy and Practice of India -- Part III: Social Impact Assessment Experiences in other Asian countries -- Part IV: Mitigating Adverse Social Impacts -- References -- Part I: The Framework -- Chapter 2: Social Impact Assessment: An Approach to Improving Development Outcomes -- A Brief History -- What are Social Impacts? -- Types of Impacts -- Impoverishment Risks -- A Checklist of Possible Social Impacts for All Projects -- What is Social Impact Assessment? -- Benefits of Doing Social Impact Assessment -- Steps in Conducting Social Impact Assessment -- Step 1: Define the Impact Area -- Step 2: Identify Information/Data Requirements and Their Sources -- Step 3: Involve All Affected Stakeholders -- Step 4: Conduct Screening -- Step 5: Carry Out Scooping in the Field.