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100 _aJodha, N.S.
245 _aWaste lands management in India: myths, motives and mechanisms
260 _c2000
300 _ap.466-73
362 _a5 Feb
520 _aPublic policies and programmes after independence affecting waste lands have by and large ignored the fact that waste lands are the common property resources of village communities who recognise the economic and ecological contributions of these lands far better than policy-makers. Only in recent years have waste land management programmes accorded higher priority to participatory approaches. This paper discusses the factors affecting participation and suggests possibilities for the horizontal and vertical upscaling of participation in the management of natural resources. - Reproduced
650 _aLand use -India
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
909 _a43969
999 _c43969
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