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Groundwater for Agricultural Use in India: An Institutional Perspective

Mukherjee, Sarbani - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2007

Depletion of groundwater resources has emerged as a major concern in many parts of India today. This has a tendency to …, required to manage groundwater, ensure equitable distribution of irrigation water and increase agricultural productivity. The … paper examines the alternative regulatory mechanisms that exist in India to prevent overexploitation of groundwater …

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Emerging Ground Water Crisis in Urban Areas - A Case Study of Ward No. 39, Bangalore City

Raju, K V; Manasi, S; Latha, N - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2008

Ground water levels are fast depleting in urban areas due to overdraft. It is an alternate source to limited surface water supplies. This paper provides count on tubewells estimating dependence, draft, cost-dynamics and depletion in Ward No. 39 of Bangalore city Corporation. Survey to document...

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Collective Action and Property Rights: Some Critical Issues in the Context of Karnataka

Devi, K G Gayathri - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2008

In the context of natural resource management (NRM), collective action includes conforming to the rules of both the use and avoiding the use of a common property (CP). It is argued that property rights do not mean or imply full ownership, or sole authority, to use and dispose of a resource; and...

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Forest Use and Management: A comparative PErspective from India and Canada

Pasha, Syed Ajmal - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 1999

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Structure of Central Himalayan Forests Under Different Management Regimes: An Empirical Study

Nautiyal, Sunil - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2008

The Conservation, management and sustainable resource utilization of forests are crucial issues keeping in view the growth in population. Among the conservation approaches, three are commonly known in the Indian Central Himalaya. They are: (1) Traditional Conserved Forests (TCF), (2) Government...

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State, Society and Inclusive Governance: Community Forests in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa

Sangita, S N - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2008

The development state perspective argues that the autonomous, development-oriented state with competent bureaucracy and weak civil society is responsible for the inclusive growth in South East Asian countries and China. The social capital or civil society perspective argues that network of an...

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Rural Poor’s Participation in Decentralised Multilevel Planning and Development

Sethy, Sitakanta - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2002

After enactment of the Constitution’s 73rd Amendment Act, 1993, the weaker, excluded and disadvantaged sections of society are empowered to participate in the locallevel development decision-making process. People's participation in locallevel decision-making and development process has become...

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Federalism and Decentralisation In India:Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Kumar, V Anil - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2009

We examine the decentralisation process in two south Indian states: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. These states have major role in the federal politics of the Indian polity. In this context this paper argues that there is an inverse relationship between strong federal demands and their relation...

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Decentralisation and Interventions in Health Sector: A Critical Inquiry into the Experience of Local Self Governments in Kerala

Thomas, M Benson; Rajesh, K - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2011

The Democratic decentralisation process was launched in Kerala with the Peoples Planning Campaign in 1996 followed by the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India and the passing of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Nagara Palika Act. One of the major objectives of the decentralisation...

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Federalism and Economic Development: Indian Experience

Thimmaiah, G - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2000

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