Community Natural Resource Management and Poverty in India : The Evidence From Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

A comparative analysis of two contrasting strategies in the implementation of Community Natural Resource Management (CNRM) programmes in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh This book examines whether the introduction of CNRM schemes in rural India made an impact on poverty alleviation. These programmes were implemented in various phases and manners in different states over the last two decades and their comparative performance as well as successes and failures are analysed. Inspired by the Millennial Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2000, the book focuses on participatory irrigation management, watershed development, joint forest management, and inland fishing cooperatives. This book is indispensable to scholars of development studies, environmental studies, community resource management, and sociology. PrefaceCNRM in India: The Problem and the Context John R WoodComparative CNRM: From Concepts to Field Research John R Wood, Shashidharan Enarth and Amita ShahParticipatory Irrigation Management in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh: When and How Can It Benefit the Poor? Shashidharan EnarthResource Management and Poverty in Gujarat's and Madhya Pradesh's Inland Fisheries: Hopeful Opportunities and Hard Realities Jharna PathakParticipatory Watershed Development Projects in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh: Do They Impact Poverty? Amita ShahPoverty Reduction and the Community Management of Forests: The Experience of Joint Forest Management Institutions Madhu VermaConclusion: Comparing CNRM Institutions and Their Impact on Poverty in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh John R WoodCNRM and Poverty in India: The Way Forward John R WoodGlossaryReferences and Select BibliographyIndex Chapter 6: Poverty Reduction and the Community Management of Forests: The Experience of Joint Forest Management Institutions -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Comparing CNRM Institutions and Their Impact on Poverty in Gujarat andMadhya Pradesh -- Chapter 8: CNRM and Poverty in India:The Way Forward -- Glossary -- References and Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors Shashidharan Enarth, Jharna Pathak, Amita Shah, Madhu Verma, John R. Wood. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 393-402) And Index. Also Available As An E-book. Community Natural Resource Management in India is the most effective, equitable and sustainable policy for India's rural development.