Topic and Theme of Research :
CNRM Institutions and the Reduction of Poverty in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
A study of the impact of Water Users Associations, Watershed Development Committees, Inland Fishing Cooperatives and Joint Forest Management Committees on poverty levels in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Type of Research :
The Project is funded by a Millennial Development Goals grant provided by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
Period of Affiliation with GIDR :
August, 2008 to December, 2010
Research Interests :
Community-based Natural Resource Management, Rural Development, Local Government, Party Politics.
Important Publications :
The Politics of Water Resource Development in India (Sage, 2007).
“Resolving River Water Disputes in India: The Supreme Court and the Narmada River Dams Controversy,” in B.D. Dua and M.P. Singh, eds., Indian Judiciary and Politics: The Changing Landscape (Manohar, 2007).
“Fifty Years of Water Disputes in India: Constitutional Prescriptions, Political Conflicts and New Policy Initiatives,” in Ajit Jain, Jesse Palsetia and Narendra Wagle, eds, Rights and Privileges: Fifty Years of the Indian Constitution (U. Toronto, 2003).
“Struggles Within Struggles: Indian NGO Politics and the Narmada Dams Controversy,” in H. Johnston, R. Tremblay and J.R. Wood, (eds), South Asia Between Turmoil and Hope (CASA/SICI, 2007).”
The Autobiography of Indulal Yagnik (in English), translated and edited by Devavrat N .Pathak, Howard Spodek and John R. Wood, Manohar, Three volumes, forthcoming.
