Gender and Green Governance: The Political Economy of Women's Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry...

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Bina Agarwal (, Professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester)

Gender and Green Governance

The Political Economy of Women's Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry

Bina Agarwal (, Professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester)

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Oxford University Press
29 July 2010

Gender studies: women; Political science & theory; Geopolitics; Environmental economics; Welfare economics; Forestry & related industries; Management of land & natural resources

Economists studying environmental collective action and green governance have paid little attention to gender. Research on gender and green governance in other disciplines has focused mainly on women's near absence from forestry institutions. This interdisciplinary book turns that focus on its head to ask: what if women were present in these institutions? What difference would that make? Would women's inclusion in forest governance - undeniably important for equity - also affect decisions on forest use and outcomes for conservation and subsistence? Are women's interests in forests different from men's? Would women's presence lead to better forests and more equitable access? Does it matter which class of women governs? And how large a presence of women would make an impact? Answers to these questions can prove foundational for effective environmental governance. Yet they have hardly been empirically investigated. In an analysis that is conceptually sophisticated and statistically rigorous, using primary data on community forestry institutions in India and Nepal, this book is the first major study to comprehensively address these wide-ranging issues. It traces women's history of exclusion from public institutions, the factors which constrain their effective participation, and how those constraints can be overcome. It outlines how strategic partnerships between forestry and other civil society institutions could strengthen rural women's bargaining power with community and government. And it examines the complexities of eliciting government accountability in addressing poor rural women's needs, such as for clean domestic fuel and access to the commons. Located in the interface of environmental studies, political economy and gender analysis, the volume makes significant original contributions to current debates on gender and governance, forest conservation, clean energy policy, critical mass and social inclusion. Traversing uncharted territory with rare analytical rigor, this lucidly written book will be of interest to scholars and students as well as policy makers and practitioners.

By: Bina Agarwal ( Professor of Development Economics and Environment University of Manchester)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199569687
ISBN 10: 0199569681
Pages: 516
Publication Date: 29 July 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: The Potential of Presence 1: Presence and Representation 2: Gendered Interests and the Environment 3: From Absence to Negotiated Presence Part 2: The Impact of Presence 4: Fieldsites and Field Profile 5: From Exclusion to Empowered Engagement 6: Rules and Rulemakers 7: Violations and Penalties 8: Conservation and Regeneration 9: Shortages Amidst Growing Plenty Part 3: Beyond Presence 10: Connecting with Civil Society: Weaving a Web of Strategic Alliances 11: Engaging with Government: Extending the Web

Bina Agarwal is Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the University of Manchester. Prior to this she was Director and Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, India. Bina was awarded the 2017 Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food in the Outstanding Career in Agricultural Development category.

Reviews for Gender and Green Governance: The Political Economy of Women's Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry

[A] tour de force...rigorous, insightful and broad-ranging... The book is innovative at more levels than one can list. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express An impressive study of women and community forestry in India and Nepal Nancy Folbre, The New York Times Bina Agarwal has crafted a book of central importance in today's world. Both women and their connections with forests have been under-represented in the field, in academic research, and in policy. With analytical rigour and originality, Agarwal bridges these major gaps in our understanding of the difference women can make, when they are actively involved in forest governance. Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2009 Beautifully written and soundly argued, this book makes an outstanding contribution to the fields of both environmental economics and governance. Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in India and Nepal, and eschewing easy generalizations, Bina Agarwal offers a richly layered and insightful treatment of the effects of women's presence in local bodies governing village forests. Jean-Philippe Platteau, University of Namur and co-author of Halting Degradation of Natural Resources