Decentralisation and Water Resources Management in the Indian Himalayas: The Contribution of New Institutional Theories
The current debate on decentralisation offers a polarised view on the dynamic power relations involved in water resources management. Drawing New Institutionalism as applied in the social and ecological sciences, the paper argues that decentralisation represents a complex adaptive process that invol...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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Series: | Conservation & Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2009;volume=7;issue=3;spage=176;epage=191;aulast=Saravanan |