Watershed Development and Livelihoods: Peoples Action in India [Paperback]

Introduction  Part  I: Disempowerment  1. A Historical Profile  2. A Sociological Perspective  3. Environment  Part-II: Empowerment  4. Empowerment  A Conceptual Framework  5. The Watershed Project  6. Action Plans  7. Civil Society Intermediaries  8. Peoples Perceptions  9. Performance of the Project  10. Assessing the Performance  Part- III  11. Conclusions.  Bibliography.  Index

This book analyses the empowerment process of the Bhil as a result of the implementation of the watershed project in Jhabua. This visionary project, planned and implemented by the Bhil community, has put in place an integrated strategy that has given them control over their livelihood.

It is examined against the backdrop of a framework that links three important aspects-biophysical (resource management and ecological balance), socio-economic (productivity, agricultural growth and livelihood support) and institutional (sustainable resource use, equity and benefit-cost sharing); and their complex interactions.

This will be useful to scholars and researchers in development studies, environment, agriculture, sociology, economics and public policy.

This book analyses the empowerment process of the Bhil as a result of the implementation of the watershed project in Jhabua. It is examined against the backdrop of a framework that links three important aspects: biophysical, socio-economic, and institutional, and their complex interactions.

S. K. Das is currently Advisor of Indian Space Research Organisation. He has a Masters Degree from the University of Delhi and the University of Hawaii. Prior to this he was Visiting Fellow, Queen Elizabl£Å