CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Upadhyay, Setu Bandh |
|---|---|
| Title | Innovative Technologies to Address the resource curse: A Case study of Illegal Sand Mining in Madhya Pradesh India |
| Summary | The resource curse thesis argues that regions with an abundance of natural resources are likely to be underdeveloped. The idea took shape in the 1980s, but since then the technology has made pronounced strides and has presented solutions to several of the global challenges while contributing to human development. This thesis explores the question of whether this leap in the development of innovative technologies can be deployed in such a way that the resource curse becomes a thing of the past. Sand being highest extracted natural resource only second to water has become a visible exhibit of the resource curse in developing regions. The thesis examines a case study to explore this argument, a case study of illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh state of central India, examining the case from a policy perspective considering its implications. The implications are not only environmental but also have long term socio-economic consequences, which are ticking bombs in the form of generational poverty and unsustainable development. The thesis explores the potential technological solutions and their use as policy interventions as initial steps to solve the problem are discussed, keeping in mind their viability and applicability to this particular case while exploring if the solutions are replicable for other resources. |
| Supervisor | Ashraf, Cameran |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/upadhyay_setu_bandh.pdf |
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