A Review of Megaprojects in Central America: Local Narratives About Development and the Good Life
What does “development” really mean when the promise of progress comes with displacement, conflict and loss of control over one’s own territory? Who defines what a better life is, and from what perspective are these definitions constructed? In Megaprojects in Central America: Local Narratives About Development and the Good Life, Katarzyna Dembicz and Ewelina Biczyńska offer a profound and necessary reflection on these questions, placing local communities that live with—and resist—the effects of megaprojects in Central America at the center of their analysis.
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