Under(mining) the Kondhs: a normative critique of the case of Niyamgiri
The article explores the broader question of how to assess socioeconomic development from a normative perspective, especially in relation to indigenous peoples, by perusing a case study. The case of Niyamgiri indicates how mining of natural resources for the sake of economic development negatively i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2020]
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Journal of global ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 220-238 |
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Ethics
B Distributive Justice B Development B Politics B Niyamgiri B Culture |
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| Summary: | The article explores the broader question of how to assess socioeconomic development from a normative perspective, especially in relation to indigenous peoples, by perusing a case study. The case of Niyamgiri indicates how mining of natural resources for the sake of economic development negatively impacts the lives of the Kondhs, a community of indigenous peoples who reside in the region. Most conversations regarding it have revolved around the issues of displacement, cultural genocide, debilitating ecological effects in the region, and a social movement's ability to thwart overtures of global capital. I choose John Rawls's account of distributive justice to analyse the case because it is a political conception of justice, which can accommodate claims that arise even from the premises of culture. I use it to argue that the practice of development evinced by the case fails to meet the requirements of distributive justice. In my analysis, I show that development in Niyamgiri denies its stakeholders their basic liberties, fails to provide them with fair equality of opportunity, and does not adhere to egalitarian standards of distribution reflected by the difference principle, leading ultimately to a denial of their self-respect. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-9634 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of global ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17449626.2020.1793801 |