The resettlement of the Negev Bedouin (Israel) has been wrought with controversy since its inception in the 1960s. Presenting evidence from a two-decade period, the author addresses how the changes that took place over the past sixty to seventy years have served the needs and in…
Spending on infrastructure accounts for several percentage points of gross world product, reflecting its perceived importance to growth and development. Previous literature has made limited progress in providing unbiased estimates of its impacts, or causal evidence about policy …
The Bangladesh government constructed a bridge in 1998 on one of the country's largest river Jamuna, which displaced around 100,000 people from their land and homestead. This study attempted to explore the social, cultural and economic effects on resettled households caused by t…
There are many problems that exist specifically for women, as they grow older. Because of changing circumstances, many older women realize that they must relocate to alternative forms of housing. For some this may be a choice; for others it may be a necessity due to changes in h…
In 2005, approximately 850 families from the historic village of El Gourna, Egypt were relocated to a new village. The relocation was part of a government initiative to protect ancient records and artifacts from Egypt's Middle Kingdom contained in the Tombs of the Nobles that la…
This dissertation explores lasting familial relationships and friendships among southern African Americans from the antebellum years to the turn of the twentieth century. Focusing on southern Maryland, the dissertation shows how free and enslaved African Americans cultivated fam…