Allen and Barbara Isaacman give a sobering account of the consequences of large dams on people living in such a project's immediate vicinity and further afield. The authors focus not only on the impacts on people, but also the social-ecological systems on which people depend for their livelihood. The authors also recount the harsh working conditions of the workers involved in constructing Cahora Bassa and the transnational dimension of the project, where hydro-electricity bypasses those within the region and is exported to South Africa.
Reference:
Meissner, R. 2015. Book Review: Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development: Cahora Bassa and its legacies in Mozambique, 1965–2007. South African Journal of International Affairs, 22(4), 539-540
Meissner, R. (2015). Book Review: Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development: Cahora Bassa and its legacies in Mozambique, 1965–2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8536
Meissner, Richard "Book Review: Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development: Cahora Bassa and its legacies in Mozambique, 1965–2007." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8536
Meissner R. Book Review: Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development: Cahora Bassa and its legacies in Mozambique, 1965–2007. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8536.
Copyright: 2015 Taylor & Francis. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains an abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in South African Journal of International Affairs, 22(4), 539-540
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