JOURNAL ARTICLE

Highways to the end of the world: roads, roadmen and power in South Asia.

  • Published In: International Affairs, 2023, v. 99, n. 4. P. 1823 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: MacDonald, Myra 3 of 3

Abstract

Simpson points out the negative consequences of road-building, from new or widened highways damaging villages to its potential for encouraging corruption and the tendency for benefits to go to those with the most extensive political connections. As an anthropologist, Simpson lets his on-the-ground research speak for itself, basing his book on a series of road trips along with interviews with road-builders and the communities affected. In the conclusion to his book, Edward Simpson writes that 'solutions to problems and the impetus for just social change do not emerge from reasoned empirical research or argument' (p. 266). [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:International Affairs. 2023/07, Vol. 99, Issue 4, p1823
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Engineering
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0020-5850
  • DOI:10.1093/ia/iiad157
  • Accession Number:164689734
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