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    Violating the Right to Development in the Name of Development in Ethiopia: The Case of Integrated Housing Development Programme of Addis Ababa City
    (Addis Ababa Unversity, 2020-05) Betru Dibaba; Yonas Tesfa (PhD)
    In Ethiopia, a rhetoric of development has created a range of consciously pursued policies, laws, and practices. Among others, the notion is informed by a developmental state model which lacked embedded autonomy. Development programmes are major vehicles. The Integrated Housing Development Programme of Addis Ababa City is the conversion of farmlands into urban housing units, a fait accompli. In this reseach, the unit of analysis focuses on the entitlements to self-determination, participation, and fair distribution of benefits. The programme replicates the narrow notion of development in Ethiopia, violating the right to development of the victim farmers in the name of development. Therefore, this study argues, the objective of development should be mainstreaming human person at the centre and full platforms need to be designed to restore the victims of the programme as closely as possible rather than a figurative language.