Examining the competing interests that lead to conflicts over natural resources, these essays illustrate the larger theoretical and empirical challenges to managing resources and examine the changing role of the post-colonial Indian state. As India acts as designer, provider, and catalyst of development, there are unintended consequences that may trigger conflicts. The case studies illustrate the exclusionary tendencies of projects involving green agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and industrial and water resources development.
Examining the competing interests that lead to conflicts over natural resources, these essays illustrate the larger theoretical and empirical challeng...
N. C. Narayanan S. Parasuraman Rajindra Ariyabandu
The central issue this book attempts to address is paradigm shifts in water policy/governance and the role of the civil society organizations (NGOs) in influencing public policy. The volume maps current State-society relations in South Asia under neoliberal governance reforms, its implications and key responses.
The central issue this book attempts to address is paradigm shifts in water policy/governance and the role of the civil society organizations (NGOs) i...