The main focus of this work was to observe and record different ways and means in which people participate in the Joint Forest Management and how peoples’ participation contributes to the programme. Joint Forest Management is a collaborative arrangement between the state through the Forest...

Introduction: The main focus of the dissertation is locating social capital or lack of it in Community based development projects. Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFPM) Programme in Karnataka, that requires beneficiary communities to work in collaboration with the implementing agency...