This item dams and development in china the moral economy of water and power contemporary asia in the world by bryan tilt paperback 3400 only 4 left in stock more on the way ships from and sold by amazoncom. China is home to half of the worlds large dams and adds dozens more each year the benefits are considerable dams deliver hydropower provide reliable irrigation water protect people and farmland against flooding and produce hydroelectricity in a nation with a seeimingly insatiable appetite for energy as hydropower responds to a larger share of energy demand dams may also help to reduce . 292 china review international vol 21 nos 3 4 2014 construction of the well known three gorges dam the world s largest hydroelec tric project along the yangtze river forced more than one million people from their homes5 in dams and development in china the moral economy of water and power. 1 the moral economy of water and power 2 crisis and opportunity water resources and dams in contemporary china 3 the lancang river coping with resettlement and agricultural change 4 the nu river anticipating development and displacement 5 experts assessments and models the science of decision making 6. The moral economy of water and power crisis and opportunity water resources and dams in contemporary china the lancang river coping with resettlement and agricultural change the nu river anticipating development and displacement experts assessments and models the science of decision making people in the way resettlement in