Politics of water conservation : delivering development in rural Rajasthan, India /

Politics of water conservation : delivering development in rural Rajasthan, India /

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This book examines the politics of rural development with special reference to watershed development interventions in the desert province of Rajasthan in India. Watershed development (and rainwater harvesting) is one of the most significant rural development interventions in rainfed areas of India s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gupta, Saurabh (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: Cham ; New York : Springer, [2016]
Subjects:
Rural development > Government policy > India > Rajasthan
Rural development > India > Rajasthan
Watershed management > India > Rajasthan
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion > Inde > Rājasthān
Développement rural > Politique gouvernementale > Inde > Rājasthān
Développement rural > Inde > Rājasthān
Anthropology
Environmental management
Human geography
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Rural development
Rural development > Government policy
Sustainability
Watershed management
India > Rajasthan
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Understanding the Politics of Watershed Development
  • Rajasthan: The Land of Rajas (Kings) and Droughts
  • National Goals, International Agenda and Local Needs
  • Development Specialists and Grassroots Workers
  • 'Village Republics' and People's Movement
  • Notes on the Politics of Rural Development in Rajasthan

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