ABSTRACT

This book is an important intervention in the debate between economic and social development. It makes the case for understanding development in economic terms as well as in terms of well-being, empowerment and participation.

chapter 1|15 pages

Development as Transformation

chapter 2|19 pages

Development as Intervention

part I|65 pages

Water and Well-being

chapter 3|20 pages

Channelling Prosperity and Progress

chapter 4|19 pages

The Power of Politics

Self-reliance Denied

chapter 5|20 pages

Stillness and Change

Lives and Landscapes

part II|68 pages

Empowerment and Entrepreneurship

chapter 6|22 pages

Control and Creation

The Worlds of Two Women

chapter 7|20 pages

Between the Moneylender and the Deep Blue Sea

Stories from Fishing Communities in Kerala

chapter 8|22 pages

Packaging Heritage to Unpack Ambitions

Himalayan Homestays

part III|108 pages

People and Participation

chapter 9|19 pages

Natural Resource Management

The Limits to Conservation

chapter 11|22 pages

Choosing to Change

chapter 12|21 pages

Women, Water and Green Energy

chapter 13|20 pages

Sometime in the Future, in Someplace Else

Another Development